Summary Of Gamers Are Dead By Henry Kluwe

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Initial reading Kluwe’s article it is apparent that the public that he is creating or attracting is this new post modern gamer society whom are fed up with the vulgar environment that #Gamergaters have created. Kluge mentions the phenomena of “Gamers are dead” referring to the stereotypes of an avid gamers and that its actually a good thing for the gamer community. However, he feels those whom feel as if their identity is being taken aways are crazy. So I post the question what if he's actually is wrong? In fact the identity of these gamers is being slowly stripped aways due to the modernization and normalization of gaming in todays society. And that this new gaming society is not merely a modification of an existing society but a entire

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