Kiwi Farms
Stream in Hindsight: Troll Grief
Now for the main presentation...
This past stream, on October 3, was a huge multiplayer feature for the fans. It ended with player-vs-player, demonstrating why I do not like player-vs-player. Maybe it is a lack of skill, but the consistency of loss in such matches deprives me of fun. But, I pressed on, with the goals of pleasing the fans. Minecraft, on the other hand, made me feel powerless. That's the most accurate word I can come up with: powerless. Granted it was intentionally about roleplaying, but while there were times that were awkward (like a whole "Where are you" kind of awkward), there has been some fishy activity going on. And like a month ago, good grief ensued. My stream shows my side of the story in unabridged detail. Needless to say, no more multiplayer Minecraft, and any further multiplayer will need to be on more secure servers that have enabled cheat-protection measures.
After the two games, I went to bed. When I woke up, I found a journal in my Deviantart inbox, and it featured a video. And this video describes the menacing presence to a T! It's about "Trolls" and the cyber bullying affiliated with the title. It doesn't matter whether the "Troll" is simply saying off-topic jokes or is an actual hacker using a cyberwarfare platform to break the Minecraft experience for all Twitch to see. But as I watched this video I will end my journal with, I remembered the past months.
I remembered the "kiwi farm", a community gathered around attacking a certain infamous "retard" for an objectively bad idea, the same "kiwi farm" people most of my Twitch viewership consists of (although those in chat tend to at least be nicer). I also remembered the "unofficial wiki sponsored by bullying". Regardless of your intentions, I have reflected on the inner struggles these sites created, and those who hide behind those sites with the mask of "misunderstanding". If you ask me, there is no misunderstanding. Something is clearly wrong. To you people who have created, maintained, and supported such sites, what I want to share with you explains what you are in perfect and elegant detail. This is for you:
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- by The-Golden-Knight, 8 hours, 32 minutes ago
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Now for the main presentation...
This past stream, on October 3, was a huge multiplayer feature for the fans. It ended with player-vs-player, demonstrating why I do not like player-vs-player. Maybe it is a lack of skill, but the consistency of loss in such matches deprives me of fun. But, I pressed on, with the goals of pleasing the fans. Minecraft, on the other hand, made me feel powerless. That's the most accurate word I can come up with: powerless. Granted it was intentionally about roleplaying, but while there were times that were awkward (like a whole "Where are you" kind of awkward), there has been some fishy activity going on. And like a month ago, good grief ensued. My stream shows my side of the story in unabridged detail. Needless to say, no more multiplayer Minecraft, and any further multiplayer will need to be on more secure servers that have enabled cheat-protection measures.
After the two games, I went to bed. When I woke up, I found a journal in my Deviantart inbox, and it featured a video. And this video describes the menacing presence to a T! It's about "Trolls" and the cyber bullying affiliated with the title. It doesn't matter whether the "Troll" is simply saying off-topic jokes or is an actual hacker using a cyberwarfare platform to break the Minecraft experience for all Twitch to see. But as I watched this video I will end my journal with, I remembered the past months.
I remembered the "kiwi farm", a community gathered around attacking a certain infamous "retard" for an objectively bad idea, the same "kiwi farm" people most of my Twitch viewership consists of (although those in chat tend to at least be nicer). I also remembered the "unofficial wiki sponsored by bullying". Regardless of your intentions, I have reflected on the inner struggles these sites created, and those who hide behind those sites with the mask of "misunderstanding". If you ask me, there is no misunderstanding. Something is clearly wrong. To you people who have created, maintained, and supported such sites, what I want to share with you explains what you are in perfect and elegant detail. This is for you:
- Mood:
Mesmerized - Listening to: Sabaton: To Hell and Back
- Reading: Comments
- Watching: see video in journal
- Playing: Minecraft