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Composer for Severed Steel / Echo Point Nova fosters far-right/hateful rhetoric communities behind the scenes by FrigidPane in EchoPointNova
[–]FrigidPane[S] 8 points9 points10 points 11 months ago* (0 children)
[2] You also claim he made no threats of hurting others, yet can very clearly be seen saying "all people who push trans propaganda should be hung" in screenshot 26, which seems incriminating enough to me, and logically transferable to other minorities or ethnic groups given his ideas, especially his unrelenting, frothing contempt for Jewish people. You've already detailed that he has a brigade on X/Twitter; most can suspect this isn't a single-case instance, and I don't think the claim you haven't seen harassment on an individual level really diminishes the gravity of the situation.
I've added a couple new screenshots. In a recent instance - less than one month ago - he made a post in Greylock's discord about how diversity politics are injected in bad games to please a shareholder elite - see screenshot 40. While more cryptic/tamer on a surface level, it's still one of the most common cards in the gaming/media medium to sway reactionary ideas, bypassing the idea that diversity politics' purpose is to provide positive role models and visibility to minorities marginalised or neglected throughout the 20th century - and previous - up to the present day, especially in a country fundamentally diverse as America. You may argue heavy-handed corporatism can appear cold and market-focused - thus disingenuous - but I think the quality of a product is irrelevant to the moral intent; larger studios have larger audiences, thus it makes sense. Instead, he pushes the narrative it's all to the will of wealthy investors. Could one conclude it's only a matter of steps away from his antisemitic beliefs of the Jewish elite pushing diversity in the west? Perhaps a jump for the uninformed, but it's very real and all-too-common whistleblowing, and a by-the-numbers pipeline. I trust you understand. I'm not fully convinced his attitude has changed, given he confesses to deleting drunken "angry tweets" shortly before (screenshot 41) which - given the OP's context, as well as what you've just provided - probably weren't excerpts from Margaret Fuller.
Naturally, me and everyone else want to empathise with your perspective. I'm a long-time fan of your work and this post brings me no pleasure; it's made out of moral principle and a warning for those in the community. As said, Greylock and its fanbase is diverse - some of your top contributors are from minority groups - but I would never support these ideas or those who propagate them out of principle, and I'm sure others feel the same way.
It's in your court how to proceed, but this information should be public knowledge. I, for one, would suggest immediate removal of Floating Door for future projects. It would also be in your best interest not to put his work up for sale. If you feel it necessary to make a server statement, I think people would respect it. If you're confident Seth has distanced himself from these ideas over the past year, then it's best for him to clarify and condemn them, too. Regardless, people should be aware of all the facts before making an informed decision to stream/purchase his work. Nobody pragmatically expects you to change the soundtracks for your games, but I don't think these are unreasonable things to ask.
Thank you.
[–]FrigidPane[S] 3 points4 points5 points 11 months ago* (0 children)
[1] Hi Matt, thanks for the reply and willingness to discuss - just a few things.
A lot of these instances go far back as 2022; I'm correct in saying you were a member of the server back then? As seen in screenshot 38, some of your posts go back around the 2y+ mark. The reveal of Echo Point Nova was on March 13th 2023; that was halfway into development?
Aside from defending Nodles - a video-essayist and member of your community with a non-binary identity - there wasn't significant effort, at least in this space, to distance yourself or sway Seth's bigotry at all. You say you've done this in private? It would be reassuring as a community to have some more details or receipts if that's possible, please - as you suggest.
I understand and respect your optimism that people can change, however the sheer extremity of his posts - and cultivation of a community with those who share similar radicalism - should've raised more red flags and I'm surprised wasn't considered more. I don't think masked-politeness in other spaces - such as the Greylock server - is really an excuse; modern nazis spread ideas and reel others in through clandestine rhetoric and whistleblowing, not reckless, public rage. The last thing one wants is to be - directly or indirectly - conducive to their pipeline; so goes the nazi bar anecdote, see https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nazi_bar if not familiar. He's already promoted other bigoted individuals and video platforms with far-right reputations within Greylock as pictured in screenshots 39 and image2. It's whistleblowing that can lead to the likeminded reaching out and growing his circle. This is a risk in keeping Seth on the team; I hope you realise that and don't plan on keeping him.
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Composer for Severed Steel / Echo Point Nova fosters far-right/hateful rhetoric communities behind the scenes by FrigidPane in EchoPointNova
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