Abulurd Boniface
United Tritanium Forge
Ishukone Drug and Research Utilization Group
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Posted - 2012.03.29 22:42:00 -
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This is the first time that I see the quote. It actually is a boneheaded thing to say
There are a few things at play here that will have the sociologists rejoice with the opportunity for promoting their dissertations and playing EVE while doing so
- freedom of speech. I'm all for it. It -never- means that people are supposed to agree with the speech. So, dear Mittens absolutely has the right to say it, IMHO, I cannot find it within me to agree with it
- res publica: with a democratically elected body, does it not follow that the elected representative speaks for their constituents and cannot be punished for that speech? I do not want my elected officials to feel restricted in their speech, they have to be able to say what they want without fear of repercussions. Has anyone considered that angle
- the sandbox and the mentally infirm: I have seen depression first-hand and in its most severe form it is debilitating, corrosive, dark as the night and profoundly ugly. A person like that deserves love, compassion and awesome professional help. At the same time they should not try and involve themselves in the madhouse that is something like EVE Online. I am not blaming the victim but the person might consider not exposing themselves to an environment where they cannot handle the harsh realities that are part and parcel of that environment. We do not want children in EVE, they do not have the maturity to deal with self-expression that is often blunt and crass. By the same token I don't believe EVE is the right place for people who struggle with mental issues. That's not me, the sturdy-space-pilot speaking, this is about protecting those who cannot protect themselves
- we do not know who suffers from mental issues if they themselves don't let on that they do. How would you tell if the other person never said anything? Why make yourself vulnerable in a game where vulnerability is exploited? Have we verified the status of this player? Are we sure that this is in fact not someone meta-gaming (I was in a round table where one of the women there mentioned that people were more forgiving towards her when she mentions she's a woman, it is a time-honored way of exploiting weakness and they should definitely do it if it works for them)? If we established pattern beforehand, why did CCP not reach out to the player and express their appreciation for the person trying out the environment, and then tell him this is not really the place for him and give him his money back? Next to the EULA applying to us players, is there also not a duty of care towards the infirm by CCP
I'm not a fan of 'controlled communication', although I'm not ignoring what CCP stands for. If the idea is to mature then one side of the equation has to be mental resilience on the side of the player. I do not want to end up in an environment that is politically correct. Mainly because political correctness is tihsllub. I live in a country with 7 governments, where the politicians have jurisdiction but no accountability. Where if policies are ruinous to the tune of tens of billions of Euros where this generation and the next will be paying for, the response is the big whatever and a shrug, but don't try to take a loaf of bread out of a trash container, that was still perfectly edible when it was thrown away by the mega store, because then you're a thief. And don't have a naked photoshoot in a courthouse, because that's an outrage, but a murder investigation on 28 murders that has not lead to a single conviction in 3 decades, that's the way the cookie crumbles. I don't do political correctness
So, CCP, do me a favor and don't become the thought police, the spirit of Iceland is strong, resilient, beautiful and perfectly able to handle itself just fine without a wagging finger
And Mittani, please don't be a horse's ass and target those people who are never going to be a threat to you anyway. You and your armada can just sail by people like that and let them do what they're doing without having to nail them to a plank. You don't need to blow up every boat you see to drive the point home that you're the king of space. There is beauty in just leaving some people alone. |