I keep seeing posts like these and really wonder what people like you really think he is bringing to the table that no one else is?
Honestly....
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Colin Moriarty's return (Up: Mod Edit)
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I keep seeing posts like these and really wonder what people like you really think he is bringing to the table that no one else is?
Honestly....
I love y'all but I swear some of you have like no ability to read sarcasm lol
Hell, it isn't even his politics for me.
It's the ego. It's the asshole attitude that he thinks is a badge of honor. It's the intellectual laziness and grade school circular, might make right arguments.
Watching comic Aisha Tyler shut him down and run circles around him was something. Bullying isn't intellectualism.
Honestly, that's a harsh response. I did not mean to offend anyone. I'm also not saying the guy is a saint. I think it's acceptable for his fans to look forward to his return to games journalism. I don't think that's a crime.
Sorry man. After seeings some posts in this thread, and admittedly skimming the first sentence, then the second.. yeah, my bad.
I'm a Rick and Morty fan so I immediately caught sarcasm. The highest form of comedy.
Generally you are correct, but keep in mind you're on a forum full of weebs.
Even putting aside his putrid views and even worse personality, you have to be really fucking intellectually lazy to find his stuff engaging.
It's the most boring, surface level observations with hypotheticals thrown in to massage his argument into making sense if you only consider "What if X were Y" and "Maybe Z was C the entire time!" to lead you to his conclusion.
You'd be more intellectually stimulated trying to figure out who did it in an episode of Scooby Doo.
It's the most boring, surface level observations with hypotheticals thrown in to massage his argument into making sense if you only consider "What if X were Y" and "Maybe Z was C the entire time!" to lead you to his conclusion.
You'd be more intellectually stimulated trying to figure out who did it in an episode of Scooby Doo.
look forward to whatever you want but there's no need to try and excuse or whitewash his words and actions
Pretty much. There are a lot of people who think they're disliked because of their political views, when it's actually their personal conduct. I just don't understand why some people feel the need to be so mean and bitter and constantly looking for people to tear down so they can garner some sweet retweets from their followers.
I assume you just entered an ivy league college as well :p
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I agree with this. We run through the same list of insults every time we have a thread about him and it's not like it gets any more productive.
It's completely fine to disagree with him - I do. But I also see people calling him a "f**khead" and "asshole" in this thread, and I think there needs to be a line drawn somewhere.
AWESOME! this is fantastic news! I love his CLS videos but i still miss his gaming opinions. I don't agree with all of what he has to say, but he presents his thoughts well. Cancelled my KF patreon to support his CLS patreon when he left and am really happy with his output so far. I hope his games coverage is a podcast.
Its so funny how much even Reset hates Colin but he continues to be wildly successful and happy lmao.
Its so funny how much even Reset hates Colin but he continues to be wildly successful and happy lmao.
Plenty of other posters have laid out why Colin has no real place in this community better than I have. It's not about his economic political views, it's about his repeated racist, misogynistic, and transphobic comments, as well as his general unwillingness to examine why his comments upset people. Bigotry, even in "diet" form, is not a valid and protected political position as far as I am concerned.
If you personally choose to separate the art from the artist, that's your prerogative. However, it is a position more born of convenience than responsibility, so don't be surprised if people are disappointed with that choice, and also don't be surprised or upset that others are more rigid towards artists with despicable social views.
If you personally choose to separate the art from the artist, that's your prerogative. However, it is a position more born of convenience than responsibility, so don't be surprised if people are disappointed with that choice, and also don't be surprised or upset that others are more rigid towards artists with despicable social views.
Somebody wrote a complex unsolvable problem on a blackboard in the hallway. I erased the board and drew pickle rick.
So wildly successful that he comes crawling back to his friends in the games industry he insulted to try and get a job back at games journalism, then cries on a patreon post about those same people.
LMAO!
What's most amusing is when he's actually challenged by people who know more than him, he actively rejects it.
He did this on Twitter when he came out against Universal Basic Income, talking about how "Economics 101" is why it dies. He was challenged by Scott Santens, a leading figure in the United States on this topic, who offered him links to studies and information that broke his "automatic inflation" remark.
Colin told Scott that he didn't have to read up on any of the sources he was given, and continued to push his incorrect, stupid position.
People who think this man is intelligent or really a "hidden intellectual" are Walmart shopping philosophers.
If you're pinning your argument on, "I don't think it's a crime." Then it shows how low of a bar you've set. No one has stated it's a crime to like Colin, it's also not a crime to support Trump or the KKK. That's what happens in a country where free speech is allowed, for better or worse. However, just because something isn t a crime doesn't mean it is morally okay nor does it mean we have to respect said person or their views.
Just be honest, as a few others have done, you know full well that Colin is a racist, sexist, transphobe. But, you like his opinion on video games and that's all you care about. Stop trying to downplay his past comments or paint him as some noble contrarion worthy of respect and admiration.
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I love this site and its mods.
I don't care about him being an asshole or a fuckhead, I don't care that he's arrogant, I don't care that he has a persecution complex, I just want all to know he's racist, transphobic, ableist trash.
Hopefully it will be more effective than Colin's stand was.
I drew Evil Morty instead. Still got the job done *shrug*
Nice
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