I recognize its probably known, but it just hit me today. The entire time the various folks claiming to be anti gate keeping, were gate keeping against the very people they wanted to control.
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Our real mistake was letting them convince us gatekeeping was bad. We forgot what the fence was keeping out.
The real redpill is realizing that almost every past form of bigotry/exclusion had a logical justification.
Modern media intentionally doesn't explain why bigotry exists- it is strongly implied that it is irrational and the result of ignorance or isolation.
They must do this, because if they actually explained why bigotry existed, it would become very difficult to justify "anti-gatekeeping" movements. Women's emancipation, black civil rights, enabling illegal immigration, lgbt rights, you name it, it would become untenable from lack of justification.
The "anti-gatekeeping" movement in media and gaming is not the cause, but rather the logical endpoint.
Almost like they’re ... crying out in pain as they strike you.
Clearing out or denying individuals access to a group is not gate-keeping, it's house-keeping. You want to keep your communities free of concern trolls and malicious actors. All groups are exclusive by nature of being about a thing and not other things. Gatekeeping is when you stop genuine, good-faith people/fans from joining and expanding the community. Kicking out non-fans is just good maintenance.