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Anon has nerdy hobbies (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] MargotRobbie@lemm.ee 65 points 6 months ago (4 children)

This is why a lot of women keep our nerdy hobbies to ourselves and don't really talk about them much in public.

People get weird.

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 30 points 6 months ago (3 children)

My wife plays FPS games and doesn't even speak because the moment she does, half the dudes feel like they need to show off and get her attention, and the other half get sexually frustrated and laser focus on only her.

[–] spikederailed@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago

In counter strike it seems to manifest pretty quickly as misogyny.

[–] FellowEnt@sh.itjust.works 9 points 6 months ago

I only play FPS in VR and the male/female interactions are weirdly wholesome. Literally never seen the behaviours that are sadly the norm in flatscreen gaming. I'm still not sure why this is the case, maybe the reporting system is just better, or it's something to do with feeling more present in VR.

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

There's no need to speak in online games anyway. I never use a mic or headset to play games like that, I still just use the chat. Voice chat always off.