Let's be honest, that was destined to happen the moment geeky stiff broke through.
Sadly the majority of geeks were just fine with not getting looks of disgust or mockery when discussing their hobbies so they welcomed these people with open arms. As far as gatekeeping goes, in the end it was pretty much left off the hinges.
Od like to believe we could pick up the pieces them but I've been through this cycle before with wrestling. When the mainstream loses interest, the companies will triple down to try and draw them back, with kotaku and their ilk blaming us all the while.
Let's be honest, that was destined to happen the moment geeky stiff broke through.
Sadly the majority of geeks were just fine with not getting looks of disgust or mockery when discussing their hobbies so they welcomed these people with open arms. As far as gatekeeping goes, in the end it was pretty much left off the hinges.
Absolutely. Now we have to wait for normies to lose interest
Od like to believe we could pick up the pieces them but I've been through this cycle before with wrestling. When the mainstream loses interest, the companies will triple down to try and draw them back, with kotaku and their ilk blaming us all the while.