I just find the limits of taste, always a shifting border, to be fascinating with regards to this. We made fun of a video game for “Press X to pay respects” but we still bought millions of copies of these death-simulators. Likewise, we’re throwing positive reviews at this game for handling the topic with “respect” or…

if I had one regret, it would be that I had but one star to give this comment

ok

Every week there’s a story about gamers being big babies. It’s such an ingrained part of gaming culture now. Gamers complain about everything

Again, I’m not trying to say that the use of the word is incorrect. I’m arguing that, stylistically, there are stronger noun choices, ones that are more self-evident and eschew obfuscation, as the saying goes.

That your explanation is so in-depth supports my argument: there are stronger noun choices that are more clear and self-evident than “vector.” Writers should always eschew obfuscation, as the saying goes. I don’t think it’s being used improperly; I just don’t think that it’s the best choice. It’s a stylistic thing, so…

I didn’t say it was being used improperly. I said it wasn’t the best noun choice. Regardless, I don’t see how a linear transmission of “meme” or “idea” is still the most forceful word choice.

Video games can often be a vector for experimentation and escapism

tl;dr version

This is a good article fitting in with the Jezebel style: articulate, snarky, funny, informative. I quite liked the prose as well.

If I had one regret, it was that I have but one star to give this post.

what an absurd escalation. did you really think that analogy was cogent???????

yeah, hahaha apathy is so cool, man, hahaha fuck everybody, amirite

I can’t believe you got paid to write about what is essentially the most inconsequential thing in the history of the Internet. Well done.

on the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog

you know how rare it is to see somebody in the Kotaku threads acknowledge that devs are human beings? it’s like lightning striking a unicorn

fuck off if you think this is “censorship.” Fuck off and find a new way to deliver content. Businesses need to adapt to survive. Find a way and quit complaining

actually it’s about ethics in unboxing videos

2016: Gamers continue to be the biggest bunch of fucking babies since MRAs.