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Steve Bannon basically used gamergate as a fascist breeding ground, and a model for our modern political discourse.
I'm not even kidding. Just because you weren't aware of it, doesn't make it unimportant.
Edit: sources:
https://qz.com/901761/donald-trump-and-steve-bannon-are-using-gamergate-culture-to-attract-angry-white-men
https://www.axios.com/2022/10/20/gamergate-right-online-harassment-joan-donovan-meme-wars
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/07/18/steve-bannon-learned-harness-troll-army-world-warcraft/489713001/