S Peter Davis
@speterdavis.com
Columnist at large, former Cracked staff from its golden age. Now at speterdavis.substack.com and https://plato-was-a-dick.ghost.io/. Too weird to live, too rare to die.
Ohhhhhhh when I heard Grokipedia was online I had to look this up straight away and.. I KNEW it!! This is EXACTLY what I knew it would say!!
![Gamergate
Gamergate was a grassroots online movement that emerged in August 2014, primarily focused on exposing conflicts of interest and lack of transparency in video game journalism, initiated by a blog post detailing the romantic involvement of indie developer Zoë Quinn with journalists who covered her work without disclosure.[1] The controversy began when Eron Gjoni, Quinn's ex-boyfriend, published "The Zoe Post," accusing her of infidelity with multiple individuals, including Kotaku journalist Nathan Grayson, whose article on Quinn's game Depression Quest omitted any mention of their prior personal contact.[2] This revelation highlighted broader patterns of undisclosed relationships and coordinated industry practices, such as private mailing lists among journalists, fueling demands for ethical reforms like mandatory disclosure policies.[3] The movement coalesced around the #GamerGate hashtag on platforms like 4chan and Twitter, where participants documented instances of cronyism, ideological bias in reviews, and efforts to redefine "gamer" identity away from its core audience toward progressive narratives.[3] Proponents argued that favoritism toward certain developers and critics, including figures like Anita Sarkeesian whose funded critiques emphasized feminist tropes over gameplay merit, undermined journalistic integrity and artistic freedom in gaming.[4] In response, some outlets faced boycotts and advertising losses, prompting temporary improvements in ethics statements, though systemic changes remained limited.[3] Despite achievements in raising awareness of media collusion, Gamergate became mired in controversy as mainstream coverage, often from sources with ties to the criticized journalists, framed it predominantly as a misogynistic harassment campaign targeting women like Quinn, Brianna Wu, and Sarkeesian.[5] While isolated threats occurred and were disavowed by movement leaders, analyses indicate that much of the amplified harassment narrative stemmed…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lp2rekq4quhdq5fe2bkxigns/bafkreiemtgzzklrf2dftujupdd4uajxkoxsxo22kxwkg6gh2z5hxkgz4b4@jpeg)
October 28, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Ohhhhhhh when I heard Grokipedia was online I had to look this up straight away and.. I KNEW it!! This is EXACTLY what I knew it would say!!
So here's a thing - over on Elon's fash pit, it looks like if you tell Grok to add an entry to its upcoming anti-woke Wikipedia clone, it simply will... or at least, it tells you it did?
October 24, 2025 at 2:05 AM
So here's a thing - over on Elon's fash pit, it looks like if you tell Grok to add an entry to its upcoming anti-woke Wikipedia clone, it simply will... or at least, it tells you it did?
Elon Musk was going to launch his Grok-written Wikipedia clone today but he has to delay it because it's still woke.
October 21, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Elon Musk was going to launch his Grok-written Wikipedia clone today but he has to delay it because it's still woke.
Lady looks like she's imprisoned by the unicorn
October 17, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Lady looks like she's imprisoned by the unicorn
I feel like people who complain that the costumes are making antifa look silly are missing the fundamental point. The messaging from the Trump admin is that antifa are dangerous and frightening. If you reaffirm that, that's how you start a war that you will lose. It's not about recruitment.
October 16, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I feel like people who complain that the costumes are making antifa look silly are missing the fundamental point. The messaging from the Trump admin is that antifa are dangerous and frightening. If you reaffirm that, that's how you start a war that you will lose. It's not about recruitment.
I possess an even older edition of @jasonkpargin.bsky.social's JDATE than thou. You might assume that I'm holding onto this in case it becomes valuable some day, but you would be wrong. I'm waiting for the economy to stabilize so I can afford to pay someone to remove this junk from my house.
October 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I possess an even older edition of @jasonkpargin.bsky.social's JDATE than thou. You might assume that I'm holding onto this in case it becomes valuable some day, but you would be wrong. I'm waiting for the economy to stabilize so I can afford to pay someone to remove this junk from my house.
Sometimes I drop in on the other site to check up on crazy people, like going to the zoo or something
October 14, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Sometimes I drop in on the other site to check up on crazy people, like going to the zoo or something
brother do i like to p r o b e
October 10, 2025 at 7:31 AM
brother do i like to p r o b e
yeh he was fucking lying
October 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
yeh he was fucking lying
If there's a law against it then the status of its legality is clear
October 4, 2025 at 4:59 AM
If there's a law against it then the status of its legality is clear
No he's too busy cheering the political persecution of Trump's enemies
October 3, 2025 at 8:19 AM
No he's too busy cheering the political persecution of Trump's enemies
CBS News about to start looking like this
October 3, 2025 at 4:34 AM
CBS News about to start looking like this
I don't think I'm overstating it by suggesting that Daniel is behind every joke you've ever laughed at. Here's some super obscure footage from like 2006/2007 or something where I squandered my single chance to interview him though a fucking potato in an echoey room.
October 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I don't think I'm overstating it by suggesting that Daniel is behind every joke you've ever laughed at. Here's some super obscure footage from like 2006/2007 or something where I squandered my single chance to interview him though a fucking potato in an echoey room.
Massive congratulations to my former colleague @danielobrien.bsky.social, the most famous person whose couch I ever slept on, for his 8th consecutive fucking Emmy as head writer for John Oliver's @lastweektonight.com.
October 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Massive congratulations to my former colleague @danielobrien.bsky.social, the most famous person whose couch I ever slept on, for his 8th consecutive fucking Emmy as head writer for John Oliver's @lastweektonight.com.
Code Reds are BACK ON THE MENU, BOYS
September 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Code Reds are BACK ON THE MENU, BOYS
Hey do you remember when you were the one begging for people to take you seriously about Trump's extremism and then complaining/boasting after the fact that people didn't listen to you and were calling your predictions hysterical?
September 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Hey do you remember when you were the one begging for people to take you seriously about Trump's extremism and then complaining/boasting after the fact that people didn't listen to you and were calling your predictions hysterical?