I don’t believe these stereotypes are very accurate today. Do we have data? I’m failing to find more than anecdotes online.
Why are 12yo hyping crypto?
Is the average gaming culture that right-wing dominant, and why should it be so? Biggest games are roblox, Minecraft, and fortnite. It’s surely not CoD for this cohort. Minecraft in particular seems like it need not be conservative coded.
Edit: I’ve found some evidence that this reverses causality; the manosphere targets this demographic with paid advertising. They know they can exploit a vulnerable population.
I see 12 year olds in mma spaces talking about sports betting, crypto and Joe rogan. People are getting on the internet younger and younger. They know all the memes and watch the same fight commentors. They watch commentators who harp on the white replacement theory and other rightwing stuff.
Gaming isnt right wing dominated by there are games/servers that are right leaning. Minecraft has had some and roblox has a ton. There are a ton of gaming creators that lean right and influence their audiences.
I don’t believe these stereotypes are very accurate today. Do we have data? I’m failing to find more than anecdotes online.
Why are 12yo hyping crypto?
Is the average gaming culture that right-wing dominant, and why should it be so? Biggest games are roblox, Minecraft, and fortnite. It’s surely not CoD for this cohort. Minecraft in particular seems like it need not be conservative coded.
Edit: I’ve found some evidence that this reverses causality; the manosphere targets this demographic with paid advertising. They know they can exploit a vulnerable population.
I see 12 year olds in mma spaces talking about sports betting, crypto and Joe rogan. People are getting on the internet younger and younger. They know all the memes and watch the same fight commentors. They watch commentators who harp on the white replacement theory and other rightwing stuff.
Gaming isnt right wing dominated by there are games/servers that are right leaning. Minecraft has had some and roblox has a ton. There are a ton of gaming creators that lean right and influence their audiences.