• papalonian@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I’ve never understood these memes. If you don’t want to play whatever game, don’t play it. How do you somehow convince yourself that you’re superior to others due to your inability to run certain programs?

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      4 months ago

      it’s associative, the negative associations with Call of Duty players cannot be transferred to a console that doesn’t support that game, so for people who want to avoid those associations it’s a plus

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        4 months ago

        There’s definitely something to this. Like I’m often scared to be part of any group because inevitably someone in that group will be an asshole. I have played video games for a long time but I refuse to refer to myself as a “gamer” because of the associations.