I agree. I tried to avoid the term in my post because it's kind of crass, but the term I like to use to describe this is "intellectual masturbation." I really feel like a lot of people just do this kind of stuff so they can feel good about themselves. They probably do feel bad, too, but not bad enough to actually aid in any tangible way.

This is a pretty interesting article about the philosophy behind what's going on. http://risemiaminews.com/2015/08/long-read-why-gamergate-is-really-a-liberal-identity-crisis/

That's exactly how I feel. It's really unfair. We'll keep working to achieve our goals, though. We have no other choice.

Go to the forums where we're talking about things, listen to the discussions we're having. SPJ Airplay was just last week, it was several days of discussions about what we think is wrong and how we think it should be fixed and it was open to both sides because we don't like excluding people from the conversation (the converse cannot be said to be true). Look on YouTube, look up videos posted by people from our movement, look at what they're discussing, listen to their podcasts. I'll tell you what they're not discussing: they're not discussing how to drive women out of the games industry. I know because I listen to these conversations all the time. What they (and we) are discussing is bad journalism and a desire to maintain creative and political freedom and independence in our hobby. These people you're talking about who attack women? They're your typical trolls and idiots who pop in wherever they can cause damage to say rude things. They're not producing content, they're not driving the discussion. They're not a part of our community or our movement to any significant degree, they're just there to stir up trouble. And they're a vast, vast minority. They also exist in the anti-gamergate movement (I would say they're even more common there), but we don't paint that movement as being one of hateful sexists who want to marginalize men in the industry, even if some of them are exactly that. Honestly, I think most anti-gamergaters are ignorant of what we're about and the discussions we're having on our side. They're listening to what our critics say about us rather than what we're actually saying.

At worst, I'll admit that many of the people in our movement are antisocial. They don't know how to convey their intentions without sounding too severe and they'll often say things that aren't socially acceptable. That's because we're a movement full of people who are socially awkward and don't get out much. But not being able to express yourself clearly or saying something in a tactless manner doesn't mean you're a bad person and it doesn't make you wrong.

For instance... find a single example of trying to drive women out of the industry in this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62euQFWuQGc

Nah, it's cool. We're still doing our thing. In the end, though, I just want to play video games.

Thanks!

game making takes too looooong

I wasn't bored the past few times I've had long stretches of unused time. I tend to make good use of my time, whether for entertainment or productivity.