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The Steam Deck is changing how normies think of gaming PCs. (lemmy.lucitt.social)
submitted 10 months ago by ejl@lemmy.lucitt.social to c/gaming@beehaw.org
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Just thought I'd share something I thought was pretty interesting. I have a mother in law who is... well let's just say she's a stereotypical older mom who doesn't own a computer, just an iPad. During the pandemic, she started getting into Nintendo games and bought herself a Switch. Fast forward a few years later and she's interested in getting a Steam Deck, since one of her "mom groups" told her about some pandemic inspired games, similar to Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing that are only available on Steam.

When it comes down to it, she doesn't care about her computer, she just wants to play computer games in a way that's easy and accessible for her. We'll be getting her a Steam Deck for her birthday, which in my opinion is just super neat. Even PC gaming is becoming extremely accessible, and it's a fantastic time to be a gamer.

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[-] some_guy@kbin.social 137 points 10 months ago

It’s cringe af and totally reinforces the “gamer” stereotype. We can do better.

[-] GammaGames@beehaw.org 89 points 10 months ago

IMO it’s up there with calling people npcs

[-] acastcandream@beehaw.org 54 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

NPC's is worse to be honest. It's generally used to attack people's social/political values and call them "sheeple" without using the term. Normie is gross but it's mainly just dismissive and having too high an opinion of one's own taste/interests.

Ultimately it's cringe as hell to say either lol

[-] Die4Ever@programming.dev 23 points 10 months ago

Normie is gross but it's mainly just dismissive and having too high an opinion of one's own taste/interests.

Really? I always thought it was supposed to be self deprecating, like saying "people who aren't fucking weirdos like myself"

[-] GammaGames@beehaw.org 9 points 10 months ago

I can see how it probably started that way, but once incels co-opt a term it makes it harder to use

[-] snowbell@beehaw.org 12 points 10 months ago

Since when has normies been an incel thing?

[-] GammaGames@beehaw.org 11 points 10 months ago

At least five years… I think? This wiki page doesn’t have much of a date

[-] snowbell@beehaw.org 4 points 10 months ago

I see, never heard of it used like that before.

[-] Makeshift@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 10 months ago

really "normie" is a normie term now, ever since Wednesday on Netflix became a pop culture phenomenon. I've heard people in real life use this term

[-] SkepticElliptic@beehaw.org 17 points 10 months ago

NPCs is ten times worse because it is used to dehumanize people you don't agree with, further alienates you away from normal society and pushes you deeper into cult like thinking.

[-] NightOwl@lemmy.one 8 points 10 months ago

Maybe there should be a contest to see who can come up with the most cringe worthy label.

[-] acastcandream@beehaw.org 7 points 10 months ago

“Classical liberal.”

The most absurd thing I’ve seen conservatives in the US try to co-opt.

[-] metaStatic@kbin.social 8 points 10 months ago

it's way up there with using 'cringe' unironically

[-] acastcandream@beehaw.org 17 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Meh cringe can be effective as a descriptor, but it's cringe to call people cringe as a personal attack. I've described situations as very "cringe-inducing."

[-] TwilightVulpine@kbin.social 7 points 10 months ago

Cringe is a thing, but it's way too common that people use their own self-consciousness as an excuse to try to shame people who are just enjoying themselves on their own corner.

[-] acastcandream@beehaw.org 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Most definitely. I’m more distinguishing it from calling someone an NPC, which has no valid use  other than to dismiss or denigrate.

[-] loops@beehaw.org 2 points 10 months ago

Unless referring to oneself. [me]

[-] Wanderer@lemm.ee 19 points 10 months ago

"We can do better" or worse "X do better" is more cringe.

It's just everyone judging everyone like they are worthless. Maybe people want to be part of the group maybe they have an identity with hardcore gamers. They don't need to do better that's their right.

[-] GBU_28@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago

Referring to any hobby group as "we" is cringe.

[-] some_guy@kbin.social 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

What hobby group was I referring to exactly?

Because I don’t think gamers are a hobby group any more than tv watchers are a hobby group.

Or do you think maybe I meant “we” as a collective for the people in this thread?

🤔

[-] chaorace@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 10 months ago

We can do better.

I'm guessing "wrong-sider" would be a step in the wrong direction?

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