Not only is Jonathan Blow sexist but he's not succinct either. Those are a lot of words to say women belong in the kitchen.
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Jonathan Blow threatens to boycott conferences that "disinvite speaker[s] due to "cancel culture"-style pressure" [UPDATE: He's a COVID truther too]
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Not only is Jonathan Blow sexist but he's not succinct either. Those are a lot of words to say women belong in the kitchen.
the guy he's defending (uncle bob) also has trash takes on women in tech
I feel like there is a lot of Notch in him, I really do. A lot of the self-important tools like them have absolutely no self-awareness.
This is unfortunately common behaviour among those who possess intelligence but lack humility. Just because he's a skilled and talented developer he then has the hubris to assume that he can just think his way through other fields and be correct.
Nah, the guy he's defending in this is "Uncle" Bob Martin, a software blow-hard who's increasingly using his platform to spread trash takes on women and minorities in the tech industry
Cancel culture isn't a real thing. If people are removed from events it's because the people running them no longer wish to let someone take part due to that person's actions.
In this case, Blow is defending the actions of horrible people and protesting against their removal. However, he won't be removed from events because no one is inviting him to any.
In this case, Blow is defending the actions of horrible people and protesting against their removal. However, he won't be removed from events because no one is inviting him to any.
Lol thank you. Always see this but never knew where it came from, and always enjoy when its posted.
*shrug*
I only really played Braid from him, wasn't interested in the Witness but now I have less reason to play it.
I only really played Braid from him, wasn't interested in the Witness but now I have less reason to play it.
Also, how the fuck can the person who created The Witness be so stupid that he cannot see the irony in engaging in cancel culture to battle cancel culture?
The only point I'd leverage in Blow's favor is that conferences in general should do some goddamned research BEFORE inviting speakers, and implement policies that make clear what your overall advocacy path is in the event that someone shows their ass well after the fact. The cycle described here—invite, learn about regressive behavior, disinvite—may be better than putting bad-faith arguments on a pedestal, but it's still a mess.
For example, maybe they keep the standing invite for a person with dated or regressive views while also clarifying a percentage of speakers and topics that revolve around recognizing and undoing long-standing tech biases.
For example, maybe they keep the standing invite for a person with dated or regressive views while also clarifying a percentage of speakers and topics that revolve around recognizing and undoing long-standing tech biases.
I think this dude is smart on a very narrow range of topics and I like both of his games a lot, but he is such an embarrassing goofball in every other respect. Honestly it feels like the Witness was made by someone completely different and a hundred times more thoughtful than the person he comes across as on twitter
Only tangentially related but I also don't think I've seen any public figure who likes Elon Musk as much as him
Only tangentially related but I also don't think I've seen any public figure who likes Elon Musk as much as him
It's actually fascinating thinking back on Indie Game: The Movie and seeing where all of these people ended up.
Edmund McMillen burned out and nearly quit the industry, seemingly never able to replicate the success of either Super Meat Boy or Binding of Isaac (until he seemingly found his passion again recently).
Phil Fish got pushed out of the industry by being an abrasive figure that got targeted by Gamergate and forced out out of concern for his own well being.
And Jonathan Blow is now trying to self-implode out of the industry by trying to be the biggest piece of shit he can.
It's actually immensely related. It shows exactly how Blow views the world and everyone's place in it.
These technological geniuses, like himself and Musk (lol), are trying to save humanity, and he feels that people trying to take them down over trivial things like "racism" are doing more ultimate harm than good. That they should be able to do their work unimpeded, while also being able to spout these kind of opinions unchallenged.
Essentially, if you can prove you are "good" at something, you should be excused for everything else you do.
Edmund McMillen burned out and nearly quit the industry, seemingly never able to replicate the success of either Super Meat Boy or Binding of Isaac (until he seemingly found his passion again recently).
Phil Fish got pushed out of the industry by being an abrasive figure that got targeted by Gamergate and forced out out of concern for his own well being.
And Jonathan Blow is now trying to self-implode out of the industry by trying to be the biggest piece of shit he can.
It's actually immensely related. It shows exactly how Blow views the world and everyone's place in it.
These technological geniuses, like himself and Musk (lol), are trying to save humanity, and he feels that people trying to take them down over trivial things like "racism" are doing more ultimate harm than good. That they should be able to do their work unimpeded, while also being able to spout these kind of opinions unchallenged.
Essentially, if you can prove you are "good" at something, you should be excused for everything else you do.