Fwiw, I was indeed taking about Helldivers, though I was referring to the irl “roleplay” of it in memes and in social media, even in communities completely unrelated to the game, like this one.
Same goes for those that take stuff like Fallout’s Brotherhood of Steel or Warhammer’s Imperium of Man too seriously. This stuff is better left in the context of the game. Bringing it into real life is sketchy at best.
But this isn’t real life. This is a niche social media site with a very specific demographic, namely huge nerds.
Now if someone outside was yelling “I‘M FROM BUENOS AIRES AND I SAY KILL 'EM ALL!” that would be pretty awkward. But we aren’t outside so excuse me while I
Fwiw, I was indeed taking about Helldivers, though I was referring to the irl “roleplay” of it in memes and in social media, even in communities completely unrelated to the game, like this one.
Same goes for those that take stuff like Fallout’s Brotherhood of Steel or Warhammer’s Imperium of Man too seriously. This stuff is better left in the context of the game. Bringing it into real life is sketchy at best.
But this isn’t real life. This is a niche social media site with a very specific demographic, namely huge nerds.
Now if someone outside was yelling “I‘M FROM BUENOS AIRES AND I SAY KILL 'EM ALL!” that would be pretty awkward. But we aren’t outside so excuse me while I