Sci-fi cons used to be a lot of fun. They were places where people of all colors and creeds could get together to talk and learn about science fiction and fantasy books, games, movies, and TV shows. Then, starting a few years ago, things changed. Cons became increasingly dominated by a small clique of authoritarian jerks who made them into venues for pushing social justice dogma and, in the name of “inclusiveness,” shut down any opinions that didn’t align with progressive orthodoxy. You may remember the Sad Puppies saga, which culminated in WorldCon voters selecting “No Award” in several categories of the Hugo Awards rather than reward people outside their tribe. Maybe you’re familiar with the Gamergate debacle. You probably heard about Gina Carano being fired from The Mandalorian because she voiced thoughts outside the acceptable range of opinion. Undoubtedly you’ve heard about the push to get Critical Race Theory and other social justice garbage into schools.
I think this guy is just very oblivious and stuck in his own head. You should watch that Wired video on YouTube where he explains VR to kids of different ages until college students. Dude just rambled on even explaining things on a level that went over those kids heads he didn’t even gauge if those kids understood any of it. Like some other people on the spectrum he probably can’t read the room and misses cues in people’s faces. It’s probably why he missed the subtext and meaning of what BasedCon is actually about and why it exists.
I used to really like John Carmack until I found out he hangs out with Nazis.
Oh bummer :(
https://basedcon.com/About
ugh, what a bunch of fucking losers
I hate him because he refuses to release on Linux.
Ugh. Forgot that. Dammit, now I’m disappointed all over again.
Which Nazis?
https://www.pcgamer.com/doom-co-creator-john-carmack-is-headlining-a-toxic-and-proud-sci-fi-convention-that-rails-against-woke-propaganda/
I think this guy is just very oblivious and stuck in his own head. You should watch that Wired video on YouTube where he explains VR to kids of different ages until college students. Dude just rambled on even explaining things on a level that went over those kids heads he didn’t even gauge if those kids understood any of it. Like some other people on the spectrum he probably can’t read the room and misses cues in people’s faces. It’s probably why he missed the subtext and meaning of what BasedCon is actually about and why it exists.