When I was a kid/teen, I was embarrassed people would find out I was a gamer (was fine with the anime and Britcoms though…) and now I’m starting to be embarrassed by being gamer-adjacent again. Just…the worst.

Fundamentally people who game are good. But gamers™ are poisoning the discourse to such a severve amount that there needs to be a vigilant campaign to push back, which doesn't seem to be en vogue right now due to bigger issues.