Give him a chance to clarify a tweet that was directly in response to a tweet that told him what was going on?
Yea, how about you get over yourself and stop defending shitty tweets.
Yeah. The tweet he responded to said PDP was referenced. He mentioned it being Pi day to potentially link the killer to doing it on Pi day intentionally.
Asking for clarity before instantly assuming the worst is a completely reasonable response. Particularly when it's not clear cut what the intent was.
It doesn't really matter why Pachter said what he said. Bottom line, he heard about a tragedy and his first response was to make a callous, possibly glib statement about it. If there's a time and place to speculate on why a mass shooting happened, it's not in immediate response to the first news story you read about the tragedy. That's why people think Pachter's tweet was offensive.Yeah. The tweet he responded to said PDP was referenced. He mentioned it being Pi day to potentially link the killer to doing it on Pi day intentionally.
Asking for clarity before instantly assuming the worst is a completely reasonable response. Particularly when it's not clear cut what the intent was.
Boys will be boys.Guys. He apologized. He screwed up. People are allowed to screw up occasionally. Especially people who are willing to own up to it.
I don't think it was intended as a joke. And I think it's clear, but I'm not going to insist that people who disagree with me are wrong or evil. But anyone expecting him to admit it was a joke are in for a long wait, because if it was in fact a joke, he should (and would) get fired. One reading of what he said makes him tone deaf. The other makes him pure evil.
Guys. He apologized. He screwed up. People are allowed to screw up occasionally. Especially people who are willing to own up to it.
It's facetious. It's a parody reply to the sincere one they were quoting.What is this nonsense?? As in the "'boys will be boys'" BS. That excuse is fucking garbage
Pretty sure he's calling out the typical "boys will be boys" attitude some people have toward others when they do things that are incredibly shitty. Fairly certain the post you quoted was certainly not saying "boys will be boys" in a serious manner.What is this nonsense?? As in the "'boys will be boys'" BS. That excuse is fucking garbage
What a fucking moron.
You don't make jokes about this sort of incidents.
Even his apology doesn't count.
People do mistakes yeah, but not these kinda mistakes.
I really hope he gets banned.
Hopefully he learns to be more considerate.He apologized in the same Twitter thread his original tweet was in. (Or so I assume, don't really know how Twitter works exactly)
It's facetious. It's a parody reply to the sincere one they were quoting.
I sure hope you never say anything stupid. It was a very insensitive comment, but not enough to make him a pariah. He apologized. Get over it.
Yeah. The tweet he responded to said PDP was referenced. He mentioned it being Pi day to potentially link the killer to doing it on Pi day intentionally.
Asking for clarity before instantly assuming the worst is a completely reasonable response. Particularly when it's not clear cut what the intent was.
Even with the most 'positive' interpretation of it, putting that out there in the middle of an active (at the time) shooting is fucking stupid. A joke? An explanation? Theory crafting? Is any of that appropriate in response to a tweet asking people not to share the video of a shooter?With such a brief message from Patcher, it's hard to tell what his sentiment is. You can interpret what he's actually trying to say in multiple ways.
Get over it?
49 human being were killed and he jokes about it.
49 people are not on their homes. They have families and children. They were slaughtered and he jokes about it. And you telling me to get over it?
Why don't you tell that to the people who lost their loves one.
tell them he made a mistake and get over it.
Well he has somewhat of a history of making fun of the dead like; "The dead but not so great Iwata"I don't think the families involved care about his moronic attempt at a joke. He apologized. It's not like he has a history or pattern of doing this type of thing.
Big eye roll to this post, he's not going to learn and I can safely say he's a shitty person. He wouldn't have deleted it or apologized unless people called him out. This is a person that doesn't have a filter. He's old and out of touch, he won't change.
I'm done being told to give old white guys second chances over and over again.
Guys. He apologized. He screwed up. People are allowed to screw up occasionally. Especially people who are willing to own up to it.
I don't think the families involved care about his moronic attempt at a joke. He apologized. It's not like he has a history or pattern of doing this type of thing.
All I'm saying is that the "positive" interpretation, it's far less offensive than if it were a joke like so many in this thread assume it is. It's impossible to know which it is without reading his mind.Even with the most 'positive' interpretation of it, putting that out there in the middle of an active (at the time) shooting is fucking stupid. A joke? An explanation? Theory crafting? Is any of that appropriate in response to a tweet asking people not to share the video of a shooter?
No. It isn't.
Even Pachter realized how stupid it was.
It's a low, low bar but at least he didn't pull some bullshit in his apology.
Doesn't change my opinion that he's a fucking moron who can't understand context.
Okay wait hold on
This joke was shitty as hell, but have we even seen Pachter do anything besides made outlandish video game market predictions to definitively come to this conclusion?
I don't think the families involved care about his moronic attempt at a joke. He apologized. It's not like he has a history or pattern of doing this type of thing.
Bullshit. I'm just not gonna get worked up over every insensitive comment someone makes. Especially someone that doesn't have a rep for it and apologized. Don't you EVER assume to know what I'm thinking. Especially about a situation this serious.
Bullshit. I'm just not gonna get worked up over every insensitive comment someone makes. Especially someone that doesn't have a rep for it and apologized. Don't you EVER assume to know what I'm thinking. Especially about a situation this serious.
Don't use "we", because "we" didn't all view his comment that way. I doubt anyone with any actual cognitive skills translated what he said into "I dont care about the victims.".
3.14, which isn't even a date they have in New Zealand. Pachter didn't put much thought (obviously) into his comment.
Is this true? That takes an amazingly terrible person to say this, if so.Well he has somewhat of a history of making fun of the dead like; "The dead but not so great Iwata"
March 14th. Sad approximation of the transcendental number pi
Pro tip: stay out of discussions like these, these people can't be helped because they WANT to be outraged at everything.
It's very true. Throughout the years he seemingly showed zero respect to anyone at Nintendo because they didnt run their business the way he thought they should run it, and even Iwata's death didn't stop him from being a complete asshole to the man. Although he did eventually apologize for that too:Is this true? That takes an amazingly terrible person to say this, if so.
Edit: Found it. Dude is a POS.
'I want to take an opportunity to formally and vocally apologize for being crass and unfeeling when I said that Mr Iwata is late but not so great," Pachter said candidly and unctuously. 'I think that that was rude, and uncalled for. I did not feel he was a very good businessperson- he was clearly a wonderful, kind man, with a ton of talent, and he shepherded a great company during his tenure there.'
Pro tip: stay out of discussions like these, these people can't be helped because they WANT to be outraged at everything.
These peoplePro tip: stay out of discussions like these, these people can't be helped because they WANT to be outraged at everything.
Pro tip: stay out of discussions like these, these people can't be helped because they WANT to be outraged at everything.