Comment on RomM (self-hosting emulation) releasing a significant update - 4.2

• NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  resetera.com/…/duckstation-now-on-indefinite-hiat… is a good thread on the subject of the RA/LR crew turning to harassment the moment someone won’t specifically package their emulators for LR and www.resetera.com/threads/…/page-7 for transphobia specifically.

  I’ve seen increasing statements that the harassment campaign that murdered Near was driven by RA/LR folk but haven’t managed to find any direct evidence and there is zero chance I am wading through kiwi farms for it. But I definitely recall a few clashes with RA/LR as that was coming up and its priorities (and market share) were shifting.

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  • vorpuni@jlai.lu ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    But it is generally one of those things Games Media doesn’t cover since protecting trans folk is a good way to get boycotted and EVERYONE loves retroarch for their emulation needs. And the outlets who DO tend to cover this kind of stuff are under near constant attacks from kiwi farms et al to begin with so…

    Thanks for the links, took me a while to get to it. It’s really missing some actual investigative journalism into this because it’s a confusing mess.

    I did not realize there were so many toxic people around emulators, of all things…

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    • NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Its one of those things you can only really “know” by actually keeping an ear open. I mean, look around. Lemmy generally seems to skew left (how much of that is the tankies on dot ml is a different discussion). But there are basically two or three of us who point out that BDS is specifically calling for a boycott of Microsoft every time a gamepass or Gears of War thread comes up because fuck that shit, No Ethical Consumption Under Capitalism™ means Fuck Off Palestine New Forza Dropped.

      But if you listen and ask questions when people reference Internet Lore, you too get the brainworm and can make informed decisions going forth.

      Which, truth be told, is not that different than anything else. If you only watch the news when something interesting happens, you might think a nazi is a good man and father. Whereas, if you have suffered even a bit of continual psychic damage over the years, you KNOW that is bullshit and can start thinking about why CNN is glazing him and so forth.

      The Internet is a spectacular pleasure box and a great way to find out information on demand. But relying solely on The Algorithm and Others to inform you is how you get… 2025.

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