Comment on Ukrainian gaming curators turning to witch hunting
Rose@lemmy.zip 1 day agoThey aren’t calling for people to mount heads on spikes or review bomb, as far as I can tell.
In the context of the article, it’s not about the consequence - obviously, nobody’s getting burned at the stake - but about the how: the finger-pointing based on vibes, with absolutely no evidence.
On the one hand, I don’t want to tell Ukrainian folks how to spend their money with respect to Russia.
In that case, just look at how the Ukrainian users of the group are reacting. The number of users to have voiced their disagreement already exceeds that of the admins.
theangriestbird@beehaw.org 1 day ago
Seems like it’s kind of a moot point then, no? If even a majority of Ukrainian users are aware of the issues with the list, I would expect most would just leave and the list would fade into obscurity.
Rose@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
We don’t know one way or another. Even if it misleads some people, that needs to be called out. The clearly defined criteria are displayed to many of those who join, yet they’re being put aside to essentially make up evidence and then turn to the really questionable definition of what is Russian that would also cover the likes of Telegram (reportedly used by 75% of Ukrainians), Google and so on, as rightly noted by someone in the group comments. They could have gone with that definition from the start, not baited and switched.
theangriestbird@beehaw.org 1 day ago
fair points! ty for your thoughts