32

It's no surprise that geeks, nerds, and gamers have a pipeline that leads them to the far right. I want to know if the reverse is true because I'm an angry gamer who ended up here on the left.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] WhatWouldKarlDo@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 4 months ago

I'm not sure about the angry part (I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be angry about in this context), but I'm a lifelong gamer, and I'm here. The circles I inhabit tend to be fairly progressive, usually pretty liberal, but occasionally actually leftist. I don't usually feel unsafe hoisting the red flag in my groups, so perhaps I am part of a pipeline to the left.

I don't do twitch or youtubers, so I haven't really noticed much of a pipeline to the right. But I do occasionally see nonsense about random games being "woke" for insane reasons, so I am vaguely aware of their existence. It's just not a crowd I associate with.

[-] JoeDaRedTrooperYT@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 4 months ago

WHen I say angry, I mean people disenfranchised by the enshittification of media.

[-] WhatWouldKarlDo@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 4 months ago

Oh, yes, then I would be very angry.

this post was submitted on 29 Jun 2024
32 points (97.1% liked)

Communism

9468 readers
76 users here now

Discussion Community for fellow Marxist-Leninists and other Marxists.

Rules for /c/communism

Rules that visitors must follow to participate. May be used as reasons to report or ban.

  1. No non-marxists

This subreddit is here to facilitate discussion between marxists.

There are other communities aimed at helping along new communists. This community isn't here to convert naysayers to marxism.

If you are a member of the police, armed forces, or any other part of the repressive state apparatus of capitalist nations, you will be banned.

  1. No oppressive language

Do not attempt to justify your use of oppressive language.

Doing this will almost assuredly result in a ban. Accept the criticism in a principled manner, edit your post or comment accordingly, and move on, learning from your mistake.

We believe that speech, like everything else, has a class character, and that some speech can be oppressive. This is why speech that is patriarchal, white supremacist, cissupremacist, homophobic, ableist, or otherwise oppressive is banned.

TERF is not a slur.

  1. No low quality or off-topic posts

Posts that are low-effort or otherwise irrelevant will be removed.

This is not a place to engage in meta-drama or discuss random reactionaries on lemmy or anywhere else.

This includes memes and circlejerking.

This includes most images, such as random books or memorabilia you found.

We ask that amerikan posters refrain from posting about US bourgeois politics. The rest of the world really doesn’t care that much.

  1. No basic questions about marxism

Posts asking entry-level questions will be removed.

Questions like “What is Maoism?” or “Why do Stalinists believe what they do?” will be removed, as they are not the focus on this forum.

  1. No sectarianism

Marxists of all tendencies are welcome here.

Refrain from sectarianism, defined here as unprincipled criticism. Posts trash-talking a certain tendency or marxist figure will be removed. Circlejerking, throwing insults around, and other pettiness is unacceptable.

If criticisms must be made, make them in a principled manner, applying Marxist analysis.

The goal of this subreddit is the accretion of theory and knowledge and the promotion of quality discussion and criticism.

Check out ProleWiki for a communist wikipedia.

Communism study guide

bottombanner

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS