Look at Blizzcon (Destiny)

by Harmanimus , Monday, November 05, 2018, 10:00 (2006 days ago) @ marmot 1333

Not to get too socio-political, but a lot of it is related to thr gender and “social standing” of people who were able to play video games. The entitlement in communities is usually directly related to the toxicity toward people who aren’t the core entitled demographic. Even if women make up about half of all game players there is still toxicity because they are not that core entitled group.

Usually the entitled group is made up of “that guys” and are self professed fans of things. This walks hand-in-hand with gatekeeping because if you are not like them you must not be a real fan. So the moment you make an accessible product not catering to their desires then you done goofed and the vitriol will spill. You get that in movies and comics and tabletop communities a lot, too. It is all bad.