Could not care any less about downvotes, but I do appreciate the reply. Honestly, I don't disagree with anything you said.

Thanks. I know downvotes don't usually matter, especially on Reddit where a lot of people are abominable idiots and aren't worth the time of day, but I do try to respond to some downvoted comments on here that at least attempt to make a good point only because here people usually are willing to exercise a measure of common sense and critical thinking, so more perspective is always a good thing, and I've even learned a thing or two myself that way.

Instead of getting attacked, he should get "we're pissed because we're disappointed because we also used to love those games." They're right to be sick of what's going on, they're just blame the wrong people. Instead he gets "Virgin consoomer LOSES HIS MIND."

Actually, you're right, and I agree.

I think explaining to him WHY people are mad and the larger picture of what's really going on might help him better understand that it's not about just attacking things he loves (even though that is what's happening, it's not happening in a vacuum).

There are plenty of blinded normies out there who just don't see it, or have been too busy consuming as a wage-slave to have their eyes opened. Essentially, he's yet to take the red pill.

But even if some random reddit user is a lost cause, threads like this remind me r/ShitRedditSays and I loathe that.

I suppose one of the more proactive measures we could take is attempting to communicate with those who are still blind. Personally, I find it somewhat taxing and a waste, because a lot of people hunker down to defend the brainwashing they've been inundated with non-stop from every single angle, but ultimately you are right, because pushing this guy away doesn't help anybody. Opening his eyes might at least help him to relinquish the ways of being a "consoomer".