After decades of climate deception, Shell uses Fortnite to court demographic most concerned about climate change

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• 0U714W@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  The participants Media Matters identified who held sponsored Twitch streams were Punisher, NateHill, Chica, brookeab, Astrobounder, and Grady_Rains

  Fucking screw each of those streamers. Shameless cretins.

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  • asteriskeverything@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Imagine being like, mildly famous and wealthy.

    Kind of at the point of your fantasy where you would start helping others because you’re a “good person!” so you will buy you mom a house. She did everything for you after all. You do a couple of those things and then it’s like… you know what I’m going to take money from big oil.

    like what the FUCK. During a record breaking summer!!! And If I remember correctly the last 2 or more summers were also record breaking!

    And the American winters are either warmer than usual or colder. Wait sorry I’m high what was the subject? Video games? Lol

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    • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      But what if I want to become a streamer and then have a questionable relationship with a teenager half my age (technically legal but still dodgy), while also promoting my own gambling site and energy drink? Oh, and a pay to win Minecraft server.

      What if that’s my actual goal. It’s okay then right?

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  • ozmot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Wow buddy let’s not insult cretins by comparing them to twitch streamers.

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  • TallonMetroid@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Never got the appeal of paying to watch internet randos faff about to begin with, so screw streamers in general?

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    • SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      It’s like watching sports, except you also have someone cracking jokes and being effectively a stand-up comedian.

      But also, you’re assuming people always actively watch, which is not always the case. I tend to play a game on my main stream, whole having a stream (or vod) open on another.

      In addition, it’s also a bit like hanging out with a friend and watching them play. It’s basically sharing stuff and experiences with others, which is fun, even if you’re not a direct participant.

      …and also, as the other commenter mentioned, there are games which you don’t really want to play, but are still interesting to watch.

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    • Ashyr@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      There’s some games I want to see, but don’t want to purchase or climb the learning wall or whatever. That said, I prefer vods to live streams.

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    • Duamerthrax@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Some of the vtubers I follow are functionally stand up/improve comedians or music performers.

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• emptyother@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  This is corpo bullshit, in proper cyberpunk mood. We could need a Silverhand soon.

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• unconsciousvoidling@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  This isn’t the onion ???

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• morg@zorg.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Is Fortnite still actively popular? I haven’t heard much about it for a long time.

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  • sbv@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    The game had stabilized into a fun formula. It’s still pretty popular account kids. I play with other middle-aged dads and have a good time.

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  • nocturne213@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    My best friend got my playing it, he started playing it with his 6 year old son. But since my friend died last year I only play when his son calls me to join him. Hearing this news I will be canceling my subscription however.

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    • JackbyDev@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Sorry for your loss

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    • GhostMutt@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      As far as I can tell, this doesn’t have anything to do with Epic Games, the developers. Shell was paying twitch streamers directly to promote their initiative through playing Fortnite.

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  • emptyother@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    My nephew and his friends has been obsessed with it for a year now. He’s 9. They are still releasing seasons and skins I have to buy for him. The relatively recent Futurama ones were cool.

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  • JackbyDev@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Yes, very

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• csolisr@communities.azkware.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Tim Sweeney taking cash from yet another morally questionable source after Tencent? Why does this surprise me so little.

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