Quote from: Kyle Aaron;1049396It's true. But like the hand-wringers on rpg.net, they don't game. BNGs* like the storygamers.

* side note: the linked thread is a good example of how much rpg.net has changed over time. I mean, just look at that thread and how many polite, reasonable people (ie not me) who game and enjoy it have been banned since.

ETA: oh and it looks like I was the first one to notice and call out Ron Edwards' "brain damage" comments, just a day after he made them. I guess that's when I was doomed. Once the BNGs get offended and take over a forum, that's it for all the gamers there.

Quote from: quozl;1049464Alex, you seem like a cool dude so you can say more about your association with Milo? Is he just misunderstood or is he a neo-nazi? If he's the latter, did you know this before taking the job?

Quote from: Doom;1049465The idea that a Jewish homosexual with a black boyfriend is a "neo-nazi" requires considerable ignorance to even suggest.

Quote from: Ratman_tf;1049473My unsolicited opinion is that Milo is a real life shitposter. He'll say anything for attention. That doesn't mean he doesn't make good points from time to time.
It seems his time in the limelight is coming to an end. I've seen many comments on videos and articles saying they're done with the shock reaction "Watch Ben Shapiro pwn this libtard!" kind of stuff, and want to see more thoughtful discussions. I hope it's true.

Quote from: quozl;1049466I don't deny considerable ignorance! I'm just wondering how all of this came about.

Quote from: RPGPundit;1048765Yeah, seriously, it's social communism in its end-game, and proof of how that doesn't work.

Quote from: pdboddy;1049479Milo is the ultimate troll.  It has been hilarious at times, watching an interview and you know exactly what he's about to say... Their time in the limelight is probably coming to an end, but it's not due to the glut of videos on YouTube.  It's the fact that much of their main venues gets protested, and locked down after a bomb threat, that's what's going to end their time in the limelight.  You can't do comedy any more on campuses, even if your comedy has a salient point about the current state of the world.

Quote from: amacris;1049608My ability to comment much is restricted by various confidentiality agreements.  I think I can say that Milo is something like a Loki trickster figure or court jester. He believes his calling is to mock and infuriate whatever is conventionally moral in society.

Quote from: amacris;1049348Our Kickstarter pledges jumped following the ban. Whether that was a result of the ban or simply the typical "end of month" Kickstarter bump, I cannot say. I would hazard it was 10% Streisand Effect and 90% typical last-minute bump.

Quote from: RPGPundit;1049715Like I said, trying to downplay your controversy isn't the way.  You need to draw everyone's attention to what they're trying to do to you. That's where the money is.  It's free advertising, provided for you by your enemies.

You could call it the "Trump Method".

Quote from: amacris;1049831For personal reasons I prefer to minimize controversy, not maximize it.

Quote from: Christopher Brady;1049832Sadly, that won't work.  They'll just keep coming at you, because you're surrendering.