Seriously. I have nothing against Tony personally, and I'm basicly treating him with guilt by association.
I feel bad about it sometimes because (in real life) I swear I'm like a cheery little sunbeam. Seriously.
But you gotta understand this. I am no longer willing to accept a world in which those people are allowed to make shitty pronouncements about how my side of the Hobby lives, or whether we have brain damage, or whatever the hell those guys want to say about us. On top of that, I seriously doubt the talents of many .. maybe most of those fucks, and I do hold a grudge. I think the theories are stupid. Ron Edwards struck me as a windbag and hardly as talented as people want to give him credit for. I have noted that one of the main guys saying "I hate gamers" had three blogs devoted to gaming. The guy that says he wants to 'de-geek gaming' is notable for being a complete nerd.
So how is that these guys feel so comfortable shitting all over my hobby? And why shouldn't I speak up?
So I apologize. In a way. I am being unfair.
But I also want to be clear, that the basic issue is respect. To the extent that they disrespect my fellow cavemen, I vow to show no respect in return. I vow to sabotage, denigrate, troll, and ridicule. Maybe it won't be much-- maybe I'll be the lone heckler in the crowd. But I promise, it'll be enough for me, and it doesn't take much to take the wind out of their sails. I've found that much out from experience.
There's also the reality that the story-games aren't actually catching on to throw in their faces from time to time. But that's almost cruel. All the podcasts, all the flood-marketing posts and backslapping can't change it. All that money, all that energy, and they're still only a footnote.
Finally, Pundit is paying me 5$ Uruguayan for everytime I troll those guys. But with the exchange rate, you know. I gotta really work for it.
"Peace? Peace. I hate the word, as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee."
--Tybalt, Romeo and Juliet