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tokai • today at 12:03 PM • 5 replies • view on HN

This kind of outrage takes away from things that are actually distasteful and cynical. Conflating unproblematic things with actual harmful things is a you problem. Policing tone, while people are actually dying out there, is more cynical that this game. The only outcome here is there you guys feel better about yourself.


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sd9 • today at 3:33 PM

It's not really outrage, I just think it's in poor taste. Unproblematic is a matter of opinion, which we're each entitled to.

1shooner • today at 1:14 PM

Having a negative opinion is not policing. If you want to spend your free time simulating destruction, that is really your thing. It's common entertainment. It doesn't mean others can't share a different perspective on it.

bemtevi • today at 12:12 PM

I don't think that quite makes sense. Sometimes it's useful to point out/shame unsettling things that happen in society, even if it doesn't directly cause harm.

hlynurd • today at 12:49 PM

I both think this is allowed to exist in addition to finding this tasteless.

brenschluss • today at 1:30 PM

It sounds like you yourself are outraged and policing how people feel about this game?