Mega-Thread: 2020 United States General Election

[Felya]

Different colored hats.

Life just feels like a long game of TF2 sometimes...

[Elegiac]

Life just feels like a long game of TF2 sometimes...

Fuck the red team tho.

[Felya]

Fuck the red team tho.

I curse at the screen when I am on yellow team... I swear to god they all must play Alliance in WoW...

Bannon was a gold seller in WoW, which contributed to the rise of Trump.

Now we are in topic...

[PACOX]

Political signs in a video game to own the Trumpkins. Love It.

Its tasteless on a ton of levels. People play games, especially Animal Crossing, to escape real life. People didn't no purchase Animal Crossing with the notion that they marketers and campaign signs will follow them into their virtual world.

People hate when MAGA Hats go to preaching in global chats or rock Trump iconography. Straight up disallow all political speech because of it. They would lose their mind if Trump had people running around in Fortnite.

I don't see how this is different. Just keep both sides out of politics. They risk people checking out altogether when boundaries aren't respected.

[Felya]

Its tasteless on a ton of levels. People play games, especially Animal Crossing, to escape real life. People didn't no purchase Animal Crossing with the notion that they marketers and campaign signs will follow them into their virtual world.

People hate when MAGA Hats go to preaching in global chats or rock Trump iconography. Straight up disallow all political speech because of it. They would lose their mind if Trump had people running around in Fortnite.

I don't see how this is different. Just keep both sides out of politics. They risk people checking out altogether when boundaries aren't respected.

You have to scan a code for them to appear in your game... I bet most wont even know they exist...

Edit: They don’t allow custom skins in Fortnite... all of their events are promotional. You can’t make your own stuff for it, without Epic approval.

[Benggaul]

Its tasteless on a ton of levels. People play games, especially Animal Crossing, to escape real life. People didn't no purchase Animal Crossing with the notion that they marketers and campaign signs will follow them into their virtual world.

People hate when MAGA Hats go to preaching in global chats or rock Trump iconography. Straight up disallow all political speech because of it. They would lose their mind if Trump had people running around in Fortnite.

I don't see how this is different. Just keep both sides out of politics. They risk people checking out altogether when boundaries aren't respected.

Because you have to invite people to your island--and they have to accept it--in order for them to actually see those signs there's really no harm in it. People need to stop complaining over really trivial shit.

[Edge-]

Its tasteless on a ton of levels. People play games, especially Animal Crossing, to escape real life. People didn't no purchase Animal Crossing with the notion that they marketers and campaign signs will follow them into their virtual world.

People hate when MAGA Hats go to preaching in global chats or rock Trump iconography. Straight up disallow all political speech because of it. They would lose their mind if Trump had people running around in Fortnite.

I don't see how this is different. Just keep both sides out of politics. They risk people checking out altogether when boundaries aren't respected.

There's a bit of a difference between spamming global channels in a game and being obnoxious, and creating some optional cosmetics people have to actively seek out and download via an in-game key or QR code to even know exist.

[Felya]

Because you have to invite people to your island--and they have to accept it--in order for them to actually see those signs there's really no harm in it. People need to stop complaining over really trivial shit.

There are people with MAGA hats and all that shit in the game... it’s just made by supporters and not promoted by Trump. People can use those skins and do unflattering shit, like make a Biden themed spider island... or one infested with bees...

[PACOX]

Because you have to invite people to your island--and they have to accept it--in order for them to actually see those signs there's really no harm in it. People need to stop complaining over really trivial shit.

You think it's going to stop there? Because it is not going to stop there, especially if Biden wins and it's deemed a success strategy. Bad enough when you have campaigns spamming your phone and inbox. They will definitely go after virtual spaces if people say 'well it's mostly harmless'. The nail is that Republicans are so much better at messaging too so they'll dominate the medium.

[Felya]

Yeah, well just continue to ignore the DNC and Obama meddling. It's not like you'd need the Youth Vote to win. I mean the last time that happened was with Obama. Just continue to ignore that they may likely outnumber the boomers this year.

Who is ignoring it? Trump is literally campaigning against it. There was a 5 day RNC last week, that made the case for the policy you are pushing on Biden, as being a threat to western culture. I think you are ignoring that Trump’s whole campaign and his promise for the next 4 years, is a red scare built around the ideology you claim will help Biden.

[Edge-]

You think it's going to stop there? Because it is not going to stop there, especially if Biden wins and it's deemed a success strategy. Bad enough when you have campaigns spamming your phone and inbox. They will definitely go after virtual spaces if people say 'well it's mostly harmless'. The nail is that Republicans are so much better at messaging too so they'll dominate the medium.

Again, there's a difference between an optional set of cosmetics you have to seek out and spamming general channels with obnoxious MAGA memes. If the Trump campaign wants to add in a MAGA, let them. MAGA folks will be happy on their islands with it, and everyone else will either not know they exist at all or casually ignore them because they don't give a fuck/don't like it and would have to actively do something to even see it.

[Felya]

The only ones acting like Trumpster's are the ones who lash irrational out anyone who dares raise criticism of their dear leader.

That’s not what is happening... No one is arguing that Biden is not a good candidate... you just ignore it to act like a victim, instead of simply conceding that it’s because of you not voting Biden. The disagreement here isn’t ideological, but 100% about who to vote for in this election.

[PACOX]

There's a bit of a difference between spamming global channels in a game and being obnoxious, and creating some optional cosmetics people have to actively seek out and download via an in-game key or QR code to even know exist.

Yeah I don't want either party thinking it's okay to invade peoples outlet. It's one thing if players want to show their support, mostly trolling anyway. It's another if campaigns are actual spending money and going over data to best see how to inject themselves into your free time.

[Felya]

Again, there's a difference between an optional set of cosmetics you have to seek out and spamming general channels with obnoxious MAGA memes. If the Trump campaign wants to add in a MAGA, let them. MAGA folks will be happy on their islands with it, and everyone else will either not know they exist at all or casually ignore them because they don't give a fuck/don't like it and would have to actively do something to even see it.

They already do... it’s just not promoted by Trump:



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Yeah I don't want either party thinking it's okay to invade peoples outlet. It's one thing if players want to show their support, mostly trolling anyway. It's another if campaigns are actual spending money and going over data to best see how to inject themselves into your free time.

They are not injecting anything... you would be the one injecting...

[Edge-]

Yeah I don't want either party thinking it's okay to invade peoples outlet.

It's not an "invasion" of the people have to intentionally let you in to begin with. If the person doesn't want to see it, they just don't download that stuff. Easy peasy.

It's another if campaigns are actual spending money and going over data to best see how to inject themselves into your free time.

What money are they spending? I don't see an ad-sales push around this. It seems like it was a part of standard digital strategy and communications so it doesn't appear to have incurred additional costs outside of normal campaign activities.

Do you think AC is still going to be a cultural phenomenon in 4 years? Do you think the next one will be released ahead of the next election and still be the shit hotness when it comes time to campaign?

[PACOX]

Campaigns have no place in entertainment.

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They already do... it’s just not promoted by Trump:



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They are not injecting anything... you would be the one injecting...

Who was talking about Bannon selling gold and the rise of the MAGA Hat?

[Felya]

Campaigns have no place in entertainment.

Who is that in your signature?

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Who was talking about Bannon selling gold and the rise of the MAGA Hat?

I was talking about Bannon being a gold seller and I guess I have talked about the MAGA hate being popular... Uhm... okay... lol

[PACOX]

Who is that in your signature?

My sig has what to do with anything? And you're not looking hard enough if you think it is any kind of endorsement.

[Edge-]

Campaigns have no place in entertainment.

I mean, historically that's not remotely true - https://academic.oup.com/jah/article.../3/911/1792081

Though if this is a belief you hold, it's one I don't entirely disagree with but it's also one that's not gonna gain any purchase. At least not until we get some serious campaign finance reform, and even then entertainment will remain an aspect of campaigns.

Trump gets Scott Baio
Biden gets Robert DeNiro

[PACOX]

I mean, historically that's not remotely true - https://academic.oup.com/jah/article.../3/911/1792081

Though if this is a belief you hold, it's one I don't entirely disagree with but it's also one that's not gonna gain any purchase. At least not until we get some serious campaign finance reform, and even then entertainment will remain an aspect of campaigns.

Trump gets Scott Baio
Biden gets Robert DeNiro

I don't care what people do in their own time. Be a celebrity who uses their money to campaign for a candidate or XvxTrump2020xvX spamming map chat as long is its in a private capacity.

There's a different between that can campaigns operating at an official capacity.