Do you have a link for Martin talking about the scene? Honestly asking, I’m interested in reading and I must’ve missed it.

I think it’s possible, certainly. The problem is assuming it without full proof when culture can explain the entire gap. We have a probable cause in front of us that most reasonable people can agree needs to be fixed - saying “but what if it’s because women are actually inferior?” doesn’t do anyone any good, unless…

Kotaku at large is better than Compete, in terms of the majority of commenters being reasonable. Idk if it’s the Deadspin crowd or the atmosphere difference between writers. But yeah... wouldn’t go near the greys.

Men are biologically different than women and it’s going to affect things. Is that the primary reason for differences sometimes? Probably not. However, it’s most definitely a contributing factor, which matters greatly when you’re talking about the top tier of competitions.

No, you haven’t. You keep saying physical differences are *definitely* responsible for some aspect, which I disagree with. There’s no evidence proving that. It’s connected to the other point I’ve been making, because people like you implying women are born worse at e-sports (even if slightly) is one of the cultural…

These guys probably think black gamers need to get over the n-word being used all the time. Because it’s not like people are racists, they’re just being assholes to get a reaction /sarcasm

it’s most definitely a contributing factor,

I don’t think that vacuum exists, and that persistent influence is the reason some sports get divided when they really shouldn’t be. I hope someday women can compete without worrying about harassment or stereotype threat and everyone can agree on playing together.

Biological differences may be a factor, but it’s dangerous to assume it’s a primary one when there’s clearly cultural reasons at play. Koreans dominate certain e-sports, but nobody is suggesting white people have some genetic disadvantage.

That’s a good complaint for the main cluster. For the others, I assumed that having 7 people looking out for you and being able to borrow their knowledge/skills is a quick way to success.

I was ungreyed after a really popular comment that made it near the top of a post - I suspect that the writers only look at the top few comments when they bother looking at any of them. So this sounds pretty cynical, but try to be one of the first people to post on an article and say something you’ll get starred for,…

It depends on whether he’d try to control the decision or not, imo. I dated a guy who definitely did not want me to get an abortion, if the choice came up, and his reasons were understandable. I told him that I still planned to get one if it happened, and that he shouldn’t expect anything else. He made his peace with…

Ehh, I feel like it’s better now, if anything. Remember the defense of the Rolling Stone UVA story or that article about men who use sex toys? Trump is a harder subject to be wrong about.

The officers were not both white.

I liked A Darker Shade of Magic! I thought about recommending it, but the series has a decent bit of romance. Tbh, the book I recommended is a novella, so you could probably read it in one sitting.

No way to do it, as far as I know, but that would be a super useful feature.

Have you read Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan Mcguire? We have a lot of tastes in common, and seems like it’d be right up your alley.

He brings up the erection issues immediately afterward. He’s making a connection, and it’s not clear how recent it is; he said he’s been having the issues awhile.

Oop. Can’t edit, but I meant bad outside of erection issues, not before he started having them.

The letter really wasn’t clear if their sex life was bad before the erection issues - together with his age, I’m kind of surprised the Dr. didn’t talk about what performance anxiety can do to relationships.