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   Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Dec-2024 06:12:48 JST Adrianna Tan

   Gamers are starting to feel lonely? Well hot damn maybe if other gamers didn't harass women and minority gamers... (I play lots of games and I would *never* turn on a microphone because I know better)

   https://slate.com/culture/2024/12/video-games-world-warcraft-multiplayer-call-duty-halo.html

   #Gaming

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     Nazo (nazokiyoubinbou@urusai.social)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Dec-2024 10:26:24 JST Nazo

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     • That Girl Over There

     @originlbookgirl @skinnylatte I don't think it's right or fair to completely separate online and offline realities. It's true that they are very different indeed and each of the major issues you've highlighted are a massive problem online, but there are exceptions, however rare they might be. (Admittedly all too rare.) Some people have legitimately made actual real friendships online. (Again admittedly all too rare. But not zero.)

     I really believe it can happen. Maybe that's just wishful thinking, but I just think that it doesn't have to always be toxicity and vitriol. I truly believe there are some rare exceptions out there.

     I've known a few people online I would have called genuine friends. I had to give up on the last one because of politics, not other things in fact.

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Dec-2024 10:26:24 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • That Girl Over There
     • Nazo

     @nazokiyoubinbou @originlbookgirl I have lots of online friendships!

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     That Girl Over There (originlbookgirl@mastodon.online)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Dec-2024 10:26:25 JST That Girl Over There

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     @skinnylatte I have always thought online to be a pseudo life. Those aren't friends.
     Friends are people who show up in your life because they care about you, not what they get from you. Real relationships happen in real life. Online people will hate you for no reason and go after total strangers with vitriol over a thought or opinion they don't like.
     Online is not safe.
     For girls and women, nowhere is safe because boys are being raised to be shitty men.