Ah poor rich insensitive white guy getting mobbed, but glad to have some of you guys come here to defend his image, doing god's work
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So um gaming analyst Michael Pachter has just tweeted this (mosque shooting related) [update: Pachter apologizes]
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Just hate on things he never said, that's much better.
Ridiculous post/notion.
What are you even talking about? What does his skin colour and financial situation have to do with anything?
This makes no sense. Could you elaborate or was a driveby shitpost the best thing you could contribute to this?
Apparently trying to get all the info before grabbing the pitchforks is "defending the white man".
It's a little weird that you are more angry at people on here than at someone potentially joking about a mass murder. Do I think Pachter gets an inordinate amount of shit for some of the gaming related things he says? Sure. But this is hardly one those times, because he is either being intentionally malicious, or stupidly uncaring in throwing vaguely written speculation in response to a tweet asking people to not view a mass murder video. That was plea to humanity, not a opening for dumb speculative discussion.
Idiotic seems a touch extreme. He was attempting to link Pi day to the Killer's "sub to PDP" line. Which he also acknowledges may be wrong based on timezones.
Again, I can see how it may be misconstrued as a shitty joke, but good lord the speed at which so many are inclined to take the negative line without any kind of thought or reasoning beforehand is kind of terrifying.
I mean, I don't read the Tweet and immediately think he's making a really in poor taste joke. If he is, that's awful. If he's not, depending on what he meant when he presumably clarifies - if the explanation is viable - I think there's a lot of people in the thread that should self reflect on why they assume the worst and publicly vilify people to the point of requesting black listing or the other avenues of expressing their outrage these days without wanting more concrete or reliable information before jumping to conclusions.
It's possible everybody that's calling him derogatory names is justified, Hell if he comes out and apologizes for a bad joke I'll be right there with the people who are already done with him and calling him out. It just seems so weird to go from zero to hundred with an ambiguous tweet that logically makes more sense that he's not evoking gallows humor in a public space within 24 hours of a tragedy. Seems pretty unlikely to me.
Maybe I'm weird but while I'll keep the pitchfork close, I think it's premature to pick it up.
It's possible everybody that's calling him derogatory names is justified, Hell if he comes out and apologizes for a bad joke I'll be right there with the people who are already done with him and calling him out. It just seems so weird to go from zero to hundred with an ambiguous tweet that logically makes more sense that he's not evoking gallows humor in a public space within 24 hours of a tragedy. Seems pretty unlikely to me.
Maybe I'm weird but while I'll keep the pitchfork close, I think it's premature to pick it up.
Seriously.
One person says or suggests something and people just pile on and run away with it.
Such a bad look.
That first page is "yikes". I didn't even bother reading the other pages.
Have you seen the sheer speed at which people get pitchforked around here? There is context behind his tweet and yes, I agree that it is unclear to some. But even when said context is constantly being repeated by some people, we still have some who'd rather rally the mob instead of entertaining the fact that MAYBE they misunderstood the guy. So I think "being angry" at people who want to stoke the flames of mob mentality is a pretty fucking appropriate response. Vilifying people is way too easy to do these days.
This. He does nothing that contributes in anyway and creates drama.
Yikes at some of the responses here... It's been a really shitty day so far, but try to be more measured guys...
Pachter is the worst excuse for an "analyst" out there. People often bet that the exact opposite thing he says will happen for a reason.
Why even bother giving him the benefit of the doubt? What has he done to earn that? He's always acted like an ass and this doesn't feel out of character at all for him.
Why even bother giving him the benefit of the doubt? What has he done to earn that? He's always acted like an ass and this doesn't feel out of character at all for him.
Even after all the discussion in this thread we're still seeing these knee jerk reactions?
Makes me happy to see Patrick calling him out. Why do people listen to this guy anyway? Because he had a stupid video series on Game Trailers?
Well, tehre it is. The guy lives lying. He's a not character man. Soon or later he was goi g to show it.
Dunno, didn't come across as a joke or a snarky remark to me, but he linking the pi day to the original tweet mentioning pewdiepie. Not sure though
Whatever is a joke or not, is a very dumb comment in any case. At worst is a joke, at best he's trying to justify the killer mentioning PDP.
Either way is dumb as fuck.
I thought the tweet was a reference to timezones.
Like that it literally wasn't Pi day anymore in New Zealand because they're like a day ahead of some countries. I mean was he even aware of the shooting at the time? I know at that time I sure wasn't.
I think some of you went into super over-reaction mode simply because you don't like that guy. Now if he apologizes that's a different story but right now I didn't think it was a reference to the shooting at all. Maybe it was I dunno but I tend to be slow to get my pitchfork.
Like that it literally wasn't Pi day anymore in New Zealand because they're like a day ahead of some countries. I mean was he even aware of the shooting at the time? I know at that time I sure wasn't.
I think some of you went into super over-reaction mode simply because you don't like that guy. Now if he apologizes that's a different story but right now I didn't think it was a reference to the shooting at all. Maybe it was I dunno but I tend to be slow to get my pitchfork.
I don't think he's justifying - simply explaining no? It comes across as a bit terse or blunt, but there doesn't seem to be any malice or attempt at humour some are seeing.
To me, the idea of Pachter pointing this nonsense out as his sole contribution to any discussion about the event is as equally baffling as it being a joke
Also, NZ doesn't use the USA date format so "Pi day" isn't even a thing. It was 14/03/19. What a load of shit.
Can we report this to web bush? Like the idea this guy is a face of their company is a really bad look.
It's hard to tell if he was joking or adding info to the tweet. It was actually Pi Day, which Patrick didn't point out and time zones could mean it wasn't anymore for New Zealand. Does anyone know if he responded or deleted?
People react publicly constantly, about everything. They give their thoughts, theories, opinions, etc. every minute of every day. While I can agree I think it's not smart to put yourself in the position Pachter has put himself in where people without much thought and no introspection lash out and assume the worst, at the end of the day it seems more likely that like so many people he saw a connection between events and publicly stated what he thinks.
Like, I'm not a fan of Pachter, but the backlash to an assumption - one that I think is misguided - is not reasonable. And it's frustrating to see time and time again immediate and vitriolic rhetoric as a response to seemingly any story and a very stubborn response towards those that believe being hasty to judge isn't a good quality.
I won't single you or anybody out, but I don't think it's an unfair theory that people that jump to conclusions based on incomplete or ambiguous facts often continue the discussion from an emotionally charged position and refuse to see the other perspective, at least without often twisting the other perspective to still somewhat justify their response.
Maybe Pachter made a shitty joke, and if so then we can cry foul. Maybe he was drunk and said something, in which case we can both vocalize our disapproval of his comments while also hoping he seeks help. Maybe he was just stating the connections he saw with no malice meant, in which case his random opinion on said connections doesn't mean much but certainly doesn't warrant outrage. I think it's wrong to immediately and strongly pile on the guy based off of that tweet, and I don't think it comes from a place of good faith.
I'm far from being a fan of Pachter, but I think that here dumbness is a better explanation than evilness.
That's how I read it as well. That being said, this guy has been an industry joke for years.
I can't believe how stupid that is. He's second only to Candace Owens in terms of having the worst response to last night.
It's still up! Original tweet is in the OP. This is still up too.
It's still up! Original tweet is in the OP. This is still up too.
This man... never says anything intelligent... but this shows he is an insensitive fucking idiot.
Good response by Klepek.
I'm just entering this thread now and can not believe such a tweet even made it past Pachter's own internal filter process from his brain to his fingers. Even if you can twist rational thought into a pretzel to find the attempt at levity or humor he was attempting to instill in a tragic situation, then even easier you can articulate how utterly terrible a response it was on it's face.
Yup. No response, no defense, still up. And with that Klepek tweet it's not like he doesn't know.
Pi Day is very much a thing here in Australia and New Zealand. Star Wars Day is also a thing even though it uses the American MM/DD format of MAY 04. My brother works at a school, and they baked pies yesterday. He bought some apple pies home. PewDiePie is a Swede who lives in the UK, and he knows what Pi Day is.
So no, it is not a "load of shit".
More likely, he posted and hasn't been online since...unaware of the backlash.
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