Unity has temporarily closed its offices in San Francisco and Austin, Texas and canceled a town hall meeting after receiving death threats. The company made the call as a precaution against possible retribution after it announced a contentious change to its business model this week.
  • Throwaway@lemm.eeEnglish
    9118·
    10 months ago

    Whatcha wanna bet there aren’t any death threats? Seems to be a go to for “we’re assholes, but look at these imaginary assholes instead!”

    • iHUNTcriminals@lemm.eeEnglish
      523·
      10 months ago

      Don’t underestimate that shit. I’ve personally got death threats before. People are dumb as fuck. I’ve seen people actually follow through. Life is fucked up. Everyone’s batshit these days.

      I don’t say that in Support of unity though.

      • Kichae@kbin.social
        171·
        10 months ago

        Yeah, not only will people send death threats, but they’ll send them to random people they see on LinkedIn who happen to have the company in their bio.

        Instead of, like, to the CEO’s house.

        Because too many people are both angry reactionaries, and also cowards.

    • xchino@programming.devEnglish
      101·
      10 months ago

      I will absolutely take that bet. Given both how unpopular the decision is combined with it being even tangentially related to the gaming community I would be astonished if they didn’t receive death threats.

    • StarServal@kbin.social
      7·
      10 months ago

      Knowing how despicable the worst of the gaming community can be, I have no doubts that death threats were real.

      I also have no doubts that the despicable CEO, like others of his ilk who receive entirely justified negativity for their stupidity, will milk it as an excuse to dilute the negative feedback and shift to victimization.

    • BradleyUffner@lemmy.worldEnglish
      61·
      10 months ago

      I don’t doubt for a second they are real. There are some really scary sycophantic gamers out there.