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[–]Virginia_Plain 13 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 0 fun14 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This stuff is backfiring hardcore. The panicked landslide of videos and articles, "reviews" like this (which Wired has apparently gotten backlash for...the guy mainly reviews sex toys), stalking and harassment of people who stream the game, and on and on. It is opening a lot of eyes. And people are still just going ahead and buying the game in droves.

I'm not saying that the game's success (it is breaking records, though the year is young) is entirely a result of people giving the middle finger to naysayers, but there is a sort of Streisand effect going on with this game. The meltdowns are a mixture of hilarious and disturbing. I actually have met one such person documented on Kiwi Farms IRL. This individual has made hot takes such as "you gay men need to learn to like vagina, you are brainwashed," and has been an unpleasant ass in what few conversations I've had. I complimented an admittedly beautiful chalk drawing, and got a pretty frosty response. So I take great pleasure in seeing this person's displeasure. Crucio!