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Quote from: GRIM on February 02, 2024, 09:49:20 AM
Goddamnit, Zak, not only are you the centre of attention, meaning this story can't get traction where the mere mention of you is banned, but you can't go five minutes - and take this small measure of redemption in the public eye - without picking fights and punching yourself in the dick. For the love of glob, man, take the small win and stop alienating and demotivating people.

Too late. I'm demotivated.

Demotivators! Yes, that's exactly what this conversation needed!

Quote from: THE_Leopold on February 02, 2024, 04:53:40 PM

Quote from: Thorn Drumheller on February 02, 2024, 03:56:22 PM
https://youtu.be/r0nUFW3MQKI?si=qu9bjvBl88fGiEE_

still one of my fav pundit vids. Especially when Taylor Lane is brought up.

My favorite "under 30" journalist who just celebrated her 45th birthday at the same time! She's the gift that keeps on giving.

I think you're thinking about Taylor Lorenz.

Quote from: Thorn Drumheller on February 02, 2024, 03:56:22 PM
https://youtu.be/r0nUFW3MQKI?si=qu9bjvBl88fGiEE_

still one of my fav pundit vids. Especially when Taylor Lane is brought up.

Thanks! It's a good reminder.

Quote from: GRIM on February 02, 2024, 02:07:40 PM
We might know,  but normies didn't. It's important to get through to the go-alongs.

Fair enough. I still think directly engaging with the people involved is a bad idea. Commenting on them is another thing.

Quote from: Ratman_tf on February 02, 2024, 07:36:31 PM

Quote from: GRIM on February 02, 2024, 02:07:40 PM
We might know,  but normies didn't. It's important to get through to the go-alongs.

Fair enough. I still think directly engaging with the people involved is a bad idea. Commenting on them is another thing.

You are 1000% correct, we shouldn't engage with the culprits since ANY form of engagement will be called harassment.

Quote from: JanDevries on January 31, 2024, 09:25:29 PM
Looks like a case of leopards eating faces. I guess you never thought it would happen to you, huh, Zak?

Quote from: Zak S on February 01, 2024, 03:07:48 AM

Quote from: Zak S on February 01, 2024, 05:23:38 AM
I didn't steal anything as the emails make clear.

Technically correct. You did not steal the money, you breached the contract for ideological reasons, after being paid, and then proceeded to defame and undermine the financial endeavors of the person who contracted you. And an admission like that will do more to torch your career than anything the circular firing squad ever could.

Quote from: Zak S on February 01, 2024, 05:23:38 AM
If you can't even acknowledge that the emails prove Macris wasn't telling the truth, then I'm not going to go play performing monkey for you here.

If you do that: Happy to oblige. But we both have to play by the same rules.

Wait, so now you won't clarify the truth because people are being dishonest?

Jokes on you Pundit. Should have just made defamatory statements and wait to be corrected.

This has been wild to me, freakin wild.

We knew these people were twisted and hate filled, but having it laid out in detail like this is something else. Most of these people don't deserve to have any kind of career in gaming anymore. Evil Hat should shutter it's doors, Cam Banks should never write again... Fuck, I used to talk to David Hill on Twitter 10 years before he turned himself into "Olivia".

It's just a shame, a real fucking shame, most of this shit is going to get glossed over, and most of the perpetrators will never see any kind of Justice.

But I'm glad I've never liked any of the games these people have created. On top of thinking FATE just sucks, I can say I also don't run it for moral reasons now.

Quote from: Fheredin on February 02, 2024, 05:19:59 PM
Demotivators! Yes, that's exactly what this conversation needed!

This is completely random, but I worked with the founders of despair.com. Larry Kersten was my boss.

Quote from: pawsplay on February 03, 2024, 02:44:28 PMThis is completely random, but I worked with the founders of despair.com.

You seem eminently qualified.

Quote from: pawsplay on February 03, 2024, 02:44:28 PM

Quote from: Fheredin on February 02, 2024, 05:19:59 PM
Demotivators! Yes, that's exactly what this conversation needed!

This is completely random, but I worked with the founders of despair.com. Larry Kersten was my boss.

I'll bite! What was it like? Were they funny good-natured folks or brooding melancholics? What was the office vibe?

Quote from: amacris on February 03, 2024, 03:45:38 PM
I'll bite! What was it like? Were they funny good-natured folks or brooding melancholics? What was the office vibe?

I worked at a dotcom. Mostly fun, good-natured people. Kersten himself was kind of a grouchy, David Letterman type of funny. Good boss. A bit of a misfit in that the place ran on energy drinks and Quake. We eventually got bought by the largest telecommunications company in the world. Dr. Kersten left to do despair.com full time, but before he left, I remember this priceless moment. Someone had hung up one of the Despairities in the breakroom, and our VP of Customer Care decided he had to say something about it. He admonished us all for being cynical and giving in to negativity. Dr. Kersten just stood in the back and smirked.

The post in question was a picture of the Titanic, with the caption: It's possible your only purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others.

By the next year, the VP in question got moved, uh, horizontally, to "special projects."

End of tangent.

Quote from: pawsplay on February 03, 2024, 04:02:04 PM

Quote from: amacris on February 03, 2024, 03:45:38 PM
I'll bite! What was it like? Were they funny good-natured folks or brooding melancholics? What was the office vibe?

I worked at a dotcom. Mostly fun, good-natured people. Kersten himself was kind of a grouchy, David Letterman type of funny. Good boss. A bit of a misfit in that the place ran on energy drinks and Quake. We eventually got bought by the largest telecommunications company in the world. Dr. Kersten left to do despair.com full time, but before he left, I remember this priceless moment. Someone had hung up one of the Despairities in the breakroom, and our VP of Customer Care decided he had to say something about it. He admonished us all for being cynical and giving in to negativity. Dr. Kersten just stood in the back and smirked.
The post in question was a picture of the Titanic, with the caption: It's possible your only purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others.
By the next year, the VP in question got moved, uh, horizontally, to "special projects."
End of tangent.

Those old dotcom cultures were good fun. I would say that there is a direct correlation between being unable to laugh at Despair posters and being a bad manager, so your story makes sense to me. We used to hang them at The Escapist office.

I will confirm the most important part of this (or any other) story... yeah, it was me.  I originated #TwatGate  You're welcome.

CHA'ALT

Quote from: VengerSatanis on February 04, 2024, 04:35:25 PM
I will confirm the most important part of this (or any other) story... yeah, it was me.  I originated #TwatGate  You're welcome.

CHA'ALT

So tomorrow night at 8pm Eastern, on my Youtube, I'll be doing something I haven't been able to do for a long time. Maybe times really are a' changing, because for the first time in at least a decade a leftist wants to debate me, on the topic of this article. Assuming I figure out the tech parts, C. W. Chanter, who has been sharing some strong opinions on his Youtube livestreams about all this, is going to be on my channel and we'll be debating a variety of topics related to this article and certain accusations he's made at Grimjim. Should be interesting no matter how it goes.