• @canOP
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    217 months ago

    “The floodgates have been opened. She was only mildly interested in the fact that her boyfriend “was riding a horse in this one,” and now she will have no choice but to learn what a hitbox is and be told everything there is to know about the Unreal Engine.

  • DarkThoughts
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    7 months ago

    Not sure how I feel about jokes like these nowadays, when video games are so mainstream now that women make up 40+ percent of all gamers. It’s like making fun of nerds for being into computers.

    Edit: Forgot a word.

    • Echo Dot
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      47 months ago

      It’s like making of nerds for being into computers.

      I don’t know I still get people who say “I don’t do computers”, usually said after you’ve asked them to do incredibly simple tasks like click the accept button on the screen share pop-up.

    • @canOP
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      37 months ago

      I see where you’re coming from. My gf plays more games than me. I guess I didn’t take it as broader statement on women gaming, rather just a story of this specific (imaginary) couple.

  • @DannyBoy
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    77 months ago

    This is a good one.