It’s hard for most people to admit that they’ve messed up, especially with the peanut gallery watching.
I don’t think you are going to get any more detail or precise apology if they’ve done you any ill. I think it’d be best for everyone to move on. Those in the future that are interested in looking back on this moment will (hopefully) know better and make up their own mind as to who was acting out of line.
But some advice to some of those eager throw mean words around: People are watching and will remember your attitude. The community (and video-game industry, to those that care) is smaller than you think!
This community indeed is small enough to worth sacrificing over wellbeing of someone. I don’t care how people will view the situation at all, its too petty to be a major issue. It could’ve been much worse as where it was headed. Nothing compared to war on Ukraine or overall world crisis going on right now. I can’t believe some people would even think otherwise.
People who stay quiet about problems probably think there is still more value in that. To be fair I should’ve backed people publicly before when there were more unfortunate events back then. In retrospect it feels dumb that I didn’t. If there is anything to apologize then that is a much better reason to do so.
I am locking this over night as I think everything to be said here has been said for now.
The other day I had reached out to several people with diverse perspectives on this and received very helpful responses. Texts for a final statement are prepared and sent for review to a diverse group of people who were kind enough to talk to me, to check that I don’t unintentionally say bad things again. Once checked I will post them and we can hopefully put an end to all this with mutual satisfaction.
Glad to see this “resolved” in some form. Very sorry to know some people got away with abusing you in the process. And others, who I used to admire, stood by and “liked” comments that were over the top and completely undeserved.
But yes, time to move on and keep things civil and positive. It’s just a damn video game after all.
I can’t figure out why in the world this message would be perceived as harassment, but I assume my post will also somehow be perceived as an attempt to pouring gas on the fire, so I’ll stop there. Let’s leave kindergarten and get back to Quakin’ (can’t wait for Mjölnir …).