I liked EZA's segment on this issue (their latest podcast). Much better than their previous take on it.
Hard to take the outrage too seriously when the well runs dry so quick.
The discussion has merely moved over to the other thread, has it not?Hard to take the outrage too seriously when the well runs dry so quick.
Free/OS I would say VSDC or Blender.What's good (free) software to edit videos with? I'm just about done with writing the script for my Finnish version of this whole ordeal. Might start recording soon, once I polish it a bit more to sound more natural when read aloud.
Outrage Marketing. Do something to spark moral outrage and controversy, apologize saying they didn't know (they knew what they were doing), and then sweep it under the rug and move on while enjoying more brand recognition and have the subset of people who they targeted initially with this market scheme defend them and purchase more of their games. Worked for Keurig, worked for Nike, worked for Gillette, and now seemingly it worked for THQ.
Hbomberguy video on the matter of "Woke Brands" gave a warning at the end that said something like this would happen, that a company will eventually try to do the opposite of progressive woke marketing and here we are.
I said it before, but I'll say it again. Victims of child pornography like myself will suffer from this event knowing that there is a chance, even if it's small, that more people now have access to child porn media of ourselves due to THQ's little marketing stunt, meanwhile they get to suffer no consequences for their actions and even enjoy a little more brand recognition.
Agreed. As a victim of molestation myself I was infuriated when it seemed that the situation died down and barely got covered on YT news channels. The few that did (Reviewtech, Jim Sterling, Spawnwave) got dislike bombed by weebs and nutcases (especially RTU, I guess his fanbase consists of those types of weirdos sadly who turned their backs on him for callingg THQ out) who flooded their comment sections saying that 8chan is a totally fine site that did nothing wrong and anything bad on there was planted by a journalist that's the REAL bad guy. (When that's obviously a big fucking lie, especially the bit about the site being anything remotely close to "fine")
I even found it annoying how Yongyea just did nothing about it at all, either due to fear of getting his audience to turn on him like RTU or just to ignore the situation entirely, and then bitched about EA for the millonth time. I Pointed that out in a discord server I'm in when someone was upset about Anthem due to his newest video and I was dismissed as being overly sensitive since EA is "more evil" due to lootboxes and THQ was just memeing and they apologized, disregarding the long period of time that site link was up and the whole bad implications of the awful PR group behind the mess.
That's what this is going to be labeled as, isn't it? "Just Memeing?" Is that and "shoutout to mark" going to be the new dismissal for people who seriously find what they did fucked up?
I'm not insane for thinking that someone in that group of PR people needs to be fired for damaging the company and developers' reps so badly by doing succh a horrible thing with this AMA, am I?
Agreed. As a victim of molestation myself I was infuriated when it seemed that the situation died down and barely got covered on YT news channels. The few that did (Reviewtech, Jim Sterling, Spawnwave) got dislike bombed by weebs and nutcases (especially RTU, I guess his fanbase consists of those types of weirdos sadly who turned their backs on him for callingg THQ out) who flooded their comment sections saying that 8chan is a totally fine site that did nothing wrong and anything bad on there was planted by a journalist that's the REAL bad guy. (When that's obviously a big fucking lie, especially the bit about the site being anything remotely close to "fine")
I even found it annoying how Yongyea just did nothing about it at all, either due to fear of getting his audience to turn on him like RTU or just to ignore the situation entirely, and then bitched about EA for the millonth time. I Pointed that out in a discord server I'm in when someone was upset about Anthem due to his newest video and I was dismissed as being overly sensitive since EA is "more evil" due to lootboxes and THQ was just memeing and they apologized, disregarding the long period of time that site link was up and the whole bad implications of the awful PR group behind the mess.
That's what this is going to be labeled as, isn't it? "Just Memeing?" Is that and "shoutout to mark" going to be the new dismissal for people who seriously find what they did fucked up?
I'm not insane for thinking that someone in that group of PR people needs to be fired for damaging the company and developers' reps so badly by doing succh a horrible thing with this AMA, am I?
sure thingI mean this place is definitely a goldmine for Outrage Marketing.
Were it not for resetera I wouldn't have even known this had happened.
Getting defensive doesn't make it not true
you're right its not also a good portion of social media, journalists, and developers under THQ who are concerned about what happened. It's just Era being uppity again
"If not for this site, I would have just been completely oblivious to them doing anything wrong at all."I mean this place is definitely a goldmine for Outrage Marketing.
Were it not for resetera I wouldn't have even known this had happened.
Dunno if my mouth has room for all the words you're putting in ityou're right its not also a good portion of social media, journalists, and developers under THQ who are concerned about what happened. It's just Era being uppity again
It's true."If not for this site, I would have just been completely oblivious to them doing anything wrong at all."
... Okay...?
so is it just discussion being had on something that happened, or is it "Outrage Marketing" as you put itDunno if my mouth has room for all the words you're putting in it
It's true.
As I put it? I'm not even the first to use the term on this page.so is it just discussion being had on something that happened, or is it "Outrage Marketing" as you put it
I just searched "Outrage" on this page.As I put it? I'm not even the first to use the term on this page.
Point being, you don't actually understand what you're talking about if you think the problem is knowing a company did a bad thing.
No but removal of those involved is not a quick gesture given the various factors and the investigation is ongoing last we knew.
I mean this place is definitely a goldmine for Outrage Marketing.
Were it not for resetera I wouldn't have even known this had happened.
I'm curious as to how you think I'm defending 8chanWhat point are you trying to make here? Are you defending 8chan or did you just find this a good opportunity to act smug about this whole situation because you're smarter than everyone else on this forum?
I agree with her.I just searched "Outrage" on this page.
I get 11 results from you, people quoting you, and Ms Galaxy's post on what TQH is attempting to gain from this
Good thing that's not what I think.Point being, you don't actually understand what you're talking about if you think the problem is knowing a company did a bad thing.
Yeah, more or less agreed.This site may get out of hand and make big deals out of nothing (trust me, I have the etectera board totally muted for a good reason, my anxiety doesn't need to get worse) but this is ABSOLUTELY a big deal, at least in the sense that it was a really dumb move that didn't seem to be treated as seriously in the company itself as it would have been. The press did a fair enough job with what we knew (save for my aforementioned disappointment in the YT space) but the fact it's treated like a non issue despite the nature of said site they linked is just sad.
Anyone, anyone that dismissed your concerns about this issue is a person to not be associated with. Do not be disappointed about the YT comments though. The most vocal ones are the idiots and they will eventually have a very hard time in their lives because of their stupidity. Most people that are decent stay silent because they do not want to have any kind of relation with them.
This silence is explained because well, what can you say to a nazi or a pedophile defender that the outcome of this discussion will make up your time?
They are not capable of rational thought, they are just lost causes which should be left to the far margins of society or in prison.
Do not lose hope.
I mean this place is definitely a goldmine for Outrage Marketing.
Were it not for resetera I wouldn't have even known this had happened.
Well, it's all about who defines the lost causes, isn't it?
The story of humanity is the story of development, but not always at the same speed.
It's a scary thing, being in a transition.
I mean this place is definitely a goldmine for Outrage Marketing.
Were it not for resetera I wouldn't have even known this had happened.
I mean this place is definitely a goldmine for Outrage Marketing.
Were it not for resetera I wouldn't have even known this had happened.
Dunno if my mouth has room for all the words you're putting in it
It's true.
I figured this might be bumped after what is happening in New Zealand right now.
If you needed any more proof that this THQ incident needs to end in firing every single person involved, look no further than tonight.
Mass shooting by a white supremicist (maybe multiple?) in New Zealand. Dozens wounded, maybe dead. He posted on 8chan and liked Pewdiepie
A Mass Shooting, originating from 8chan (Guy posted about it on there and seems like users are currently cheering it on)
What is going on?
Nvm i saw it. But it is a separate incident not related to THQ one.