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Gamergate was a very interesting spectacle. Reasons why these folks have held their ground:
1.) As history has progressed, human beings have become hard-wired to not give a f--- about men. Check out the group bias in our closest animal relatives: male and female apes will do whatever it takes to protect female apes, but female apes will generally not lift a finger to protect the male apes. Most of the Gamergate crowd are people who society doesn't really care about (e.g. nerds, outsiders, etc.). Note also that their opponents are notorious for the the phenomenon that is "crying women > everything" and trotting out "poor victimized women" to win sympathy. The GG crowd was smart not to make any emotional arguments against them.
2.) GG's greatest defense is that it's been able to unite a very large, diverse group of folks under a common banner. Think of it as NT uniting over agreement of fine yambs. I'd also venture to say that the 4chan crowd is involved here and are notorious for being really intelligent trolls. Consider the fact that the GG crowd is very welcoming and open to everyone; personally, I've met a bunch of gamers who are very cool people and down to have fun. They're also very big proponents of logic, reason, and facts (which makes sense).
3.) GG has no centralized leader and is instead a shared set of ideas/goals. Therefore, it's difficult for the media or large groups to effectively target/undermine them. The GG crowd spans multiple platforms and communities around the world, primarily online. Decentralized structure has been a huge positive.
4.) GG uses their opponents' mistakes against them. Every time they go on an emotional rant, GG shows them how good they are and how bad, petty, corrupt, and asinine their opponents are. They strive to win hearts and minds and to be honest, GG folks know that their opponents are emotional-based creatures, who are easy to taunt and trick. Couple that with the infamous 4chan crowd and you have a losing battle against them.
5.) GG knows how to attack their opponents' infrastructure. One notable success is the boycott of Gawker advertisers. Gawker has reportedly been losing lots of cash and all of their advertising partners have, more or less, left. GG was able to identify the primary advertisers, quickly do damage, and cripple them.
6.) GG does not negotiate from a position of weakness. The men behind the curtain/media don't care about anything but profit. GG doesn't negotiate with their opponents because their opponents negotiate in bad faith. To drive it further, GG views their opponents as terrorists who are impinging on their land. Are you gonna willingly compromise with an opponent who has a long history of deceitful, disingenuous tactics?
1.) As history has progressed, human beings have become hard-wired to not give a f--- about men. Check out the group bias in our closest animal relatives: male and female apes will do whatever it takes to protect female apes, but female apes will generally not lift a finger to protect the male apes. Most of the Gamergate crowd are people who society doesn't really care about (e.g. nerds, outsiders, etc.). Note also that their opponents are notorious for the the phenomenon that is "crying women > everything" and trotting out "poor victimized women" to win sympathy. The GG crowd was smart not to make any emotional arguments against them.
2.) GG's greatest defense is that it's been able to unite a very large, diverse group of folks under a common banner. Think of it as NT uniting over agreement of fine yambs. I'd also venture to say that the 4chan crowd is involved here and are notorious for being really intelligent trolls. Consider the fact that the GG crowd is very welcoming and open to everyone; personally, I've met a bunch of gamers who are very cool people and down to have fun. They're also very big proponents of logic, reason, and facts (which makes sense).
3.) GG has no centralized leader and is instead a shared set of ideas/goals. Therefore, it's difficult for the media or large groups to effectively target/undermine them. The GG crowd spans multiple platforms and communities around the world, primarily online. Decentralized structure has been a huge positive.
4.) GG uses their opponents' mistakes against them. Every time they go on an emotional rant, GG shows them how good they are and how bad, petty, corrupt, and asinine their opponents are. They strive to win hearts and minds and to be honest, GG folks know that their opponents are emotional-based creatures, who are easy to taunt and trick. Couple that with the infamous 4chan crowd and you have a losing battle against them.
5.) GG knows how to attack their opponents' infrastructure. One notable success is the boycott of Gawker advertisers. Gawker has reportedly been losing lots of cash and all of their advertising partners have, more or less, left. GG was able to identify the primary advertisers, quickly do damage, and cripple them.
6.) GG does not negotiate from a position of weakness. The men behind the curtain/media don't care about anything but profit. GG doesn't negotiate with their opponents because their opponents negotiate in bad faith. To drive it further, GG views their opponents as terrorists who are impinging on their land. Are you gonna willingly compromise with an opponent who has a long history of deceitful, disingenuous tactics?