I'm sure that some people remember the recent Opinion piece from Polygon "Games need to return to black and white morality" (that Ben Kuchera edited) and how it was widely discussed and criticized, as seen in the previous thread here:
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Following this, multiple freelancers seem to have come out on Twitter to discuss how it was a pain to work with him, and how that didn't make them want to work with Polygon (anymore or at all). Here's a few examples, you can see more with the "retweets with comments" feature:
Now, a few days ago, the Editor In Chief Chris Plante posted this thread, and it was retweeted by most freelancers that talked about Ben Kuchera (as seen above):
After checking for a bit on Wayback Machine, it seems that Kuchera changed his role from "Senior Editor, Opinion" to "Senior Editor, Reviews" in mid-July. Doesn't mean much as the "black and white morality" opinion piece released after this, but it's possible it was already planned. He's also still releasing articles there, so it seems he's still working at Polygon at least.
Best of luck to Maddy Myers in that role.
Polygon: Games need to return to black and white morality
https://www.polygon.com/2020/8/3/21352437/games-morality-last-of-of-us-bioshock-good-bad?fbclid=IwAR2Tq4QRXGnnLDllaDkn83EOSOBeq7iR-Pr5tXKXTlpDH9FBTHpVUR96WFU I sincerely think they might have outdone their infamous pie chart with this little gem.
www.resetera.com
Following this, multiple freelancers seem to have come out on Twitter to discuss how it was a pain to work with him, and how that didn't make them want to work with Polygon (anymore or at all). Here's a few examples, you can see more with the "retweets with comments" feature:
Now, a few days ago, the Editor In Chief Chris Plante posted this thread, and it was retweeted by most freelancers that talked about Ben Kuchera (as seen above):
After checking for a bit on Wayback Machine, it seems that Kuchera changed his role from "Senior Editor, Opinion" to "Senior Editor, Reviews" in mid-July. Doesn't mean much as the "black and white morality" opinion piece released after this, but it's possible it was already planned. He's also still releasing articles there, so it seems he's still working at Polygon at least.
Best of luck to Maddy Myers in that role.
