Comment on Gamer Logic 😡

• Zachariah@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  perhaps there’s a difference between
  people who play games
  and
  those with the identity of gamer

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  • steelplatedmech@piefed.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    That sounds to me like theorizing if perhaps there is a difference between people who play football and people who identity as a footballer.

    What does that really mean?

    Both enjoy their hobby with the only difference being if they choose to introduce themselves by the hobby, but still doesn’t really tell us much about them.

    Other than I guess other than some anecdotal assumptions that are going to widely vary on peoples personal interactions and which social media they choose to interact with.

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  • BassTurd@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    There’s not. I’ve never heard of gamergate before this thread and I know I’m not alone. I’ve probably referred to myself as a gamer before as it’s shorter than saying I play video games.

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    • Zachariah@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I can see where you’re coming from, but I don’t think using the word for the sake of convenience doesn’t necessarily show it’s not a useful distinction.

      I draw, built, paint, and craft almost daily. But it’s just something I do. It’s not my identity. I don’t see myself as an artist—even though I may spend as much time on art as some who do see themselves as an artist. I’d feel weird using the word artist to describe who I am just because it’s shorter than saying I like creating artwork.

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