It's really just the framing. GG is always described in a way that attributes its animus to its pro-GG participants, but what actually gave it life was the leftist meltdown, and the truths it revealed. GG wasn't "at fault" for the rightward shift, it's what we call the rightward shift, and that shift was the only sensible move under the circumstances.
Small element of truth. If not for Gamergate, I'd probably still be a moderate progressive.
It's really just the framing. GG is always described in a way that attributes its animus to its pro-GG participants, but what actually gave it life was the leftist meltdown, and the truths it revealed. GG wasn't "at fault" for the rightward shift, it's what we call the rightward shift, and that shift was the only sensible move under the circumstances.