The "Witcher 4 is Woke" virality turned off some people who literally don't even play videogames anyway. Meanwhile it reached another set "I don't play many games but I loved Witcher 3, definitely going to buy Witcher 4!" But in US politics, you can't operate successfully this way.

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One distinction in the videogame/politics dynamic is the impact of negative polarization. Say there were on Witcher 4 intent to purchase: LAST WEEK: 6% yes, 4% no, 90% "unsure/wtf is Witcher?" NEXT WEEK: 18% yes, 42% no, 40% unsure If you're the Witcher 4 publisher, this is great!

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It's probably not going to happen because it's too fucking expensive, but we need a federated, no-algorithm version of YouTube in the worst way.

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Well this it. Today is my last day at IGN. It’s been an incredible ride and I’ll miss everyone so much, esp the incredible newsies @asted.bsky.social @wyp.bsky.social and @duckvalentine.bsky.social. I’ll be focusing on my pod and personal projects but open for work too. Thread of how to follow me!

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