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nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year ago

Jack Thompson, The Man Who Tried To Ban GTA, Thinks Video Games Can Be Good, Actually

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Jack Thompson, The Man Who Tried To Ban GTA, Thinks Video Games Can Be Good, Actually

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nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year ago
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    Washed up huckster takes another whack at relevance.

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    “Former attorney” is a polite way of saying disbarred.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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      Yup, apparently back in 2008.

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    Man, that’s a name I haven’t heard in a loooong time. Guy was the bane of my childhood, lol.

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    Who cares what this jackass thinks? He’s a literal blithering idiot.

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    I remember viciously hating this guy when I was like 12 years old

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      I sent and got hatemail back from him.

      This is back when you could actually reach people online

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    Nobody, past, present or future, should listen to this fucking idiot.

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    I do not give a shit what Jack Thompson thinks, and neither should you.

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    Who gives a shit about this useless asshole’s opinion?

    I thought he was dead & liked it better that way.

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    Feels like a case of switching sides, in an effort to say relevant and make a few bucks from interviews.

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    What a meaningful life.

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    What took him so long?

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      His whole schtick was appealing to out of touch parents. With boomers, that was easy when it came to villainizing games. With younger-Xers/millennials as the growing block of parents, the old line of “video games = bad” just won’t get him any gigs. He had to switch up his message if he wants more gigs.

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    Yeah yeah shut up Jack nobody cares

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    Total grifter

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    Washed up.

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