Comment on Just Stop Oil protestors interrupt UK’s biggest games event EGX

qevlarr@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Rokk@feddit.uk ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Sure - but what do the attendees of a gaming conference have to do with new oil wells being approved?

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  • noodle@feddit.uk ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I suspect it’s for the publicity. Events like this attract different demographics than the usual targets, so it’s more exposure. It might not make the tabloids but it does get reported on.

    Historically, any publicity has been seen as good publicity. But, given the reputation they are building, I think this is not how it is playing out.

    So I agree, it just makes people with little to no power feel blamed. Time for a change of approach.

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    • Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Ah the gamers. They seem like a reasonable bunch!

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  • teolan@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Digital terminals are a huge source of pollution for pure luxury, and gaming is a very good representation of the stupidity of the overconsumption society.

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    • wombatula@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      gaming is a very good representation of the stupidity of the overconsumption society.

      Certainly an interesting take.

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      • teolan@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Well you have ever more expensive hardware that uses ever more reolsources to run ever more expensive games that are ever more buggy and ever deeper into the uncanney valley.

        Mobile gaming on the other hand is filled with shitty addictive games filled with ads and micro transactions to scam children and the elderly out of their money. Not that desktop/console games don’t also have addictive micro transactions either.

        If this doesn’t feel stupid to you I don’t know what does.

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  • JiveTurkey@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Any big stage will do

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  • Jolan@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    They’re the ones who voted in the twats in power.

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    • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Who? I didn’t vote the oil execs into power.

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• bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Norway enters the chat

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  • pufferfischerpulver@feddit.de ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Laughs in Tesla funded by unlimited oil money. “I’m doing my part suckers!”

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