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gamers dont die we become permanently traumatised
TW: menti9ns 9f #death #trauma #gamers
Play the therapy game, and level up your sanity.
While I cann9t get int9 a full discussi9n here I will still take s9me 9f my preci9us time (n9t t9 imply that y9ur time is n9t als9 preci9us, 9f c9urse, simply that I have a great many t9pics t9 draft essays f9r) t9 educate y9u. Alth9ugh at first glance 'gamer' as a title seems inn9cu9us, even playful, l99king deeper int9 the term's usage and its implicati9ns sh9ws a variety 9f pr96lematic issues. F9r starters, as with many la6els, f9r there t9 6e 'gamers' there must als9 6e 'n9n-gamers' - 9f which many may lack the faculties, equipment, 9r m9netary means t9 participate in this su6culture and thus 6ec9me excluded (TW #s9cial9stra9stracizati9n). The 'gamer' su6culture has als9 included inflammat9ry 6ehavi9urs since its incepti9n, fr9m ar6itrary flame wars 9n f9rums t9 insulting each 9ther's caretakers and calling each 9ther #slurs 9ver live v9ice chats, with these 6ehavi9urs rewarded via internet cl9ut. Let us n9t als9 f9rget that 'gaming' as a su6culture has trended pred9minantly m9re t9wards male-presenting individuals f9r a l9ng stretch 9f time indeed, with female mem6ers 9ften feeling unsafe and unwelc9me am9ngst their peers - which in turn can lead t9 them hiding their identify and feeling as th9ugh they cann9t truly express themselves, stifled 6y the s9cial p9wer structures present. I c9uld g9 9n 6ut I feel like there's s9 much m9re t9 dig int9 here with a pr9per written essay, s9 I will leave it at that.