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# You Must Read This Post About the Decade Writing About Video Games
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/you-must-read-this-post-about-the-decade-writing-about-video-games/
- Published: 2020-01-04T15:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2020-01-04T15:30:00.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: Links, Game, #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

[The Cost Of Being A Woman Who Covers Video Games](https://kotaku.com/the-cost-of-being-a-woman-who-covers-video-games-1840793836?ref=birchtree.me)

> At the beginning of 2010, I had no idea how often I would be terrified, over the next ten years, to be writing about video games and gender. I had no idea how tired and jaded I would become by the time 2020 arrived. I had no idea that Gamergate would become international news, that various people I had met in passing at local gaming meet-ups would become talking points for mainstream political pundits beyond the world of games. I had no idea how much games would change, and how hollow and pointless the supposed victories would often feel in comparison to the fear and the pain I experienced and watched my peers experience.

This is the best article I’ve read in weeks. A lot has changed in the past decade when it comes to video games, and this article sums up the often toxic world of “gaming culture.” I love the medium itself, but the abhorrent behavior and gatekeeping of a loud minority of gamers is frankly embarrassing. This article summarizes the “highlights” from the past 10 years perfectly.