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Husband & Father | Data/Social Scientist | Writer, YouTuber (https://t.co/JZUCKnUsSG), & Runner | Bad Quaker | Poli Sci PhD | Opinions mine
Mar 28, 2019 18 tweets 4 min read
Alright folks! My dissertation's on how video games can influence political attitudes and participation. So let's have a talk about this since it's stirring up a good deal of controversy. A thread. (1/18)
nytimes.com/2019/03/27/opi… Let's get this out of the way 1st: Game culture isn't perfect. It has not been the friendliest of places to those who aren't straight white males. But that's been changing A LOT over the last decade. There's always room to improve, but gaming has never been more welcoming. (2/18)