Why does the Gaming Industry/Gaming journalistic Industry still give attention to Boogie (and the likes)?

[Chairmanchuck (另一个我)]

So watching E3 yesterday, Boogie appeared two times at Geoffs Youtube E3 show (again) playing Crash Racing.
Then later with Kotakus Stephen Totilo have another small chat.

People are asking why gamers get more radicalized.

We have people like "ching chang chong" Dr Disrespect getting trending gamer awards. "Took out of context Notch"" podcast hosts. "Both Sides Boogie" appearing over and over again at such events, giving them outreach.

Why is no one calling them out on that? It seems instead of calling those people out, the "industry" even wants to hang with them and give them a plattform.

 

[Magneto]

Because they have a fanbase, and clics / views >>>>>>>> ethics

 

[Dest]

Because they have millions of followers between multiple different platforms and video games are an industry about making money.

 

[Abriael]

Because not everyone includes politics in the reasons why they should appreciate someone else or hang out with them.

 

[nsilvias]

because he's white

 

[_zoipi]

Theyre still "Influencers". That's the word. Some kind of new type of celebrities.

They're relevant and want attention because no one of gaming press has been ever relevant. Even Kenny Omega which is a somewhat popular name in the wrestling community but nearly a nobody for WWE fans get some hype, something that not all of the guys from IGN, Polygon and so on combined would ever get.

 

[Klappdrachen]

It makes them money. See YouTube.

 

[shadowhaxor]

As someone who runs a smaller gaming orientated site, this is easy. While you may think these personalities are bad or toxic, there's a vast majority who still eat up everything that they do and say. Which means clicks and traffic and it brings people to whoever reports on/interviews these people.

Fanbase rules all, like it or not.

 

[LiK]

All about the views.

 

[AxeVince]

Because he has multiple millions of people following him and those people will follow him on any show ?
You can have trash takes and still have a following, Boogie, Ninja, P'D'P and DR Disrespect have huge swat of people follwing them.

 

[SENPAIatLARGE]

Boogie maybe a centrist prick with no integrity, but he has personally done nothing "bad". He will defend garbage people from the sidelines, but has yet to be caught with something substantial himself

 

[OrdinaryPrime]

Because not everyone includes politics in the reasons why they should appreciate someone else or hang out with them.

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Bigotry isn't politics despite the current political environment

 

[Roy]

So watching E3 yesterday, Boogie appeared two times at Geoffs Youtube E3 show (again) playing Crash Racing.
Then later with Kotakus Stephen Totilo have another small chat.

People are asking why gamers get more radicalized.

We have people like "ching chang chong" Dr Disrespect getting trending gamer awards. "Took out of context Notch"" podcast hosts. "Both Sides Boogie" appearing over and over again at such events, giving them outreach.

Why is no one calling them out on that? It seems instead of calling those people out, the "industry" even wants to hang with them and give them a plattform.

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What did Boogi say?

 

[Meg Cherry]

Because some people feel differently about him than you do.

That's literally it.

 

[olag]

 

[Tickling]

They have audience it's really that simple. I don't some people but that doesn't mean they shouldn't go on things.

 

[IIFloodyII]

Boogie maybe a centrist prick with no integrity, but he has personally done nothing "bad". He will defend garbage people from the sidelines, but has yet to be caught with something substantial himself

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Didn't he laugh about his ex getting/dying of cancer? That's pretty fucking bad.

 

[SamWilson]

I don't know who "and the likes" are.

But as far as Boogie goes, he really hasn't done anything wrong. He's just failed to admonish others that people here largely hate. Era largely hates centrists, but I don't think that makes him bad per se.

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Boogie maybe a centrist prick with no integrity, but he has personally done nothing "bad". He will defend garbage people from the sidelines, but has yet to be caught with something substantial himself

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[Zhukov]

Because the people in those industries do not care about the things you care about.

Or if they do, less than they care about the profits/views they can get.

 

[Magneto]

Boogie maybe a centrist prick with no integrity, but he has personally done nothing "bad". He will defend garbage people from the sidelines, but has yet to be caught with something substantial himself

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Yeah he's just a garbage human being.

 

[skillzilla81]

Because a large population of gamers are trash that think civil rights and representation are "politics" and lots of corporations care more about money than people.

 

[Heromanz]

 

[Punished Dan]

Because they have a fanbase, and clics / views >>>>>>>> ethics

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one and done.

 

[Slayven]

Boogie maybe a centrist prick with no integrity, but he has personally done nothing "bad". He will defend garbage people from the sidelines, but has yet to be caught with something substantial himself

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Didn't he say LGBTQ people should wait 20 years before asking for equal rights?

 

[Actual Simulation]

Because not everyone includes politics in the reasons why they should appreciate someone else or hang out with them.

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Word.

 

[Redcrayon]

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