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Game journalists are not paid enough for this shit.
Every big release, every time, pure disgust and bile infesting writer's personal accounts and lives.
They're generally paid piss-poor and then they have this shit to deal with every god damn time.
Every big release, every time, pure disgust and bile infesting writer's personal accounts and lives.
They're generally paid piss-poor and then they have this shit to deal with every god damn time.
When does it change? Or do an abundance of people just simply not understand what a review is? Do they just want to read marketing material instead and anything differing from that = worthy of absolutely sick as shit abuse?
This happens with every single big game release. Then we move on and it happens again. To people that, whether you believe it or not, are paid peanuts and really do only rationally do this to themselves because they just really like getting to talk about video games.
I loved being a games journo. I received abuse practically every day. I had thick skin but shouldn't have to worry about my address leaking & people threatening to kill my family for not liking a video game enough. There's a reason you have never seen a pic of my partner of 9yrs.
Now I'm not a games journo, this barely ever happens (unless some weird big alt-right account sends their horses to me for whatever reason). I'm also now paid enough to not just afford rent & food.
Soon it'll just be marketing from influencers and no critical analysis.
Soon it'll just be marketing from influencers and no critical analysis.
As an extra thought - sometimes I *actually miss* getting terrifying abuse from strangers because the fact I don't anymore makes me feel like I'm not worthy now.
What the fuck's up with that?
Literally imposter syndrome for not getting abuse every day anymore. Jesus.
What the fuck's up with that?
Literally imposter syndrome for not getting abuse every day anymore. Jesus.
