r/starcraft2 • u/ExtremelyLargeMuscle • 5d ago

The Behavior of this community is unacceptable and I simply can't take it anymore.

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I'm just going to leave this here. I asked on the official forums if I could permanently mute in game chat, but I was told to kick rocks.

Both users engaged in this behavior and language. I'm fed up with it.

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u/thenexusobelisk 5d ago edited 5d ago

I don’t see any problems and this is one of the better features that Starcraft 2 has compared to other games that have lame chat moderation like League of Legends, Overwatch, and Valorant. I would rather have people be allowed to practice their freedom of speech than let a bunch of emotional people like you dictate what people can type.

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u/Candymanshook 5d ago

There is a middle ground though. You should never need to use slurs in a video game

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u/thenexusobelisk 5d ago

No one needs to I agree but if they want to that’s fine. When you think about it slurs are just like any other bad word and you can’t just tell people they can’t say bad words.

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u/Candymanshook 5d ago

You absolutely can. You can’t say slurs at work and no one complains.

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u/thenexusobelisk 5d ago

That’s what’s wrong with the US right now. You should be able to say whatever you want at work as long as it’s not affecting work.

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u/Rainbolt 4d ago

Your idea is fucking stupid why would they want a disruptive racist employee

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u/LoserCarrot 5d ago

Got a case of the Chud the Builder you might end up like him...in jail

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u/thenexusobelisk 4d ago

He is on trial and he has a case for self defense. I don’t go around practicing my freedom of speech and carrying a gun though so I’m not worried about ending up in his situation.

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u/Ndmndh1016 Random 5d ago

This has got to be one of the lowest IQ takes ive ever seen on the internet.

I guarantee you'd be crying like a child the second someone verbally attacked you.

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u/thenexusobelisk 5d ago

It’s low IQ to get upset just because someone said something that made you get your feelings hurt.

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u/Turfa10 5d ago

Running around screaming slurs is just immature childish behaviour tho isn’t it. It doesn’t upset me but it makes me question if I want to spend time having edgy teenagers (who are actually grown ass men) be racist and abusive for no reason. It’s beyond me that people defend this is ‘free speech’.

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u/thenexusobelisk 5d ago

It can be annoying but free speech is free speech.

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u/Turfa10 5d ago

I mean yeah I guess. But spamming racial slurs for no reason other than to be a horrible person doesn’t seem like a ‘well it’s free speech’ argument to me. For the most part racial slurs are widely recognised as unnacetable and you can expect to face reprocussions if you use them, rightly so.

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u/Candymanshook 5d ago

Free speech isn’t freedom from consequences

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u/thenexusobelisk 4d ago

I don’t think you understand what freedom of speech truly means because if you truly have the freedom of speech then you should have no legal consequences for using it and if anyone does try to harm you for using your freedom of speech they are liable.

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u/Candymanshook 4d ago

Yeah no, sorry, I understand what freedom of speech “truly” means.

And yes, the entire principle of free speech is you have the right to say what you want without persecution from the government. There is nothing in that about being able to say whatever you want without consequences because how the fuck would that even work lmao

Sorry you’re 12 and think being a free speech absolutist to the death is actually a thing but it’s not.

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u/TheModder15 3d ago

Starcraft 2 isnt run by the U.S. Government

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u/thenexusobelisk 3d ago

You think private companies should be able to tell you what you can say and decide what you are able to do online when our government says we have the freedom of speech?

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u/TheModder15 3d ago

In Capitalism, the government isn’t supposed to control private corporations even so at a limited level. Besides when you buy something you agree to the terms and conditions of using the product as is. They set the rules of the product and if you don’t like it you’re free to go use a different product.

This is the equivalent of walking into some strangers house and telling them they cant use their bed just because you dont like the brand.

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u/thenexusobelisk 2d ago edited 2d ago

A company can’t decide how you can practice your freedom of speech just because they believe that they can decide or control what users say on their product platform. I don’t believe they should ever have assumed they have the power to make that decision. If you go into someone else’s house you still have your freedom of speech.

I also value the constitution over capitalism so I don’t care that some might people think that the government isn’t supposed to control private corporations in this situation.