An event or moment · 2014 · Internet
Gamergate
Coordinated harassment of women in games, disguised as a debate about whether harassment should be allowed.
The case study for how a parasocial grievance gets weaponised: people who felt strongly about a hobby organised against individuals who had done nothing personal to them. The counter is to ask who benefits from the fight, not what the disagreement is about.
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