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Since I keep answering the same things - here is my more detailed stance on the Perkz/ G2 situation:
The main issue here, for me, is the firing itself and how it happened. People can disagree with Perkz's opinion, criticize it, educate him on abortion, or simply ask him to clarify what he actually meant. Does he genuinely believe everyone who has an abortion should be sent to jail, or is he simply vehemently opposed to abortion and chose particularly strong wording? These distinctions matter, yet he was never given the opportunity to clarify them.
Instead, G2 chose a course of action that helps absolutely nobody. It sends a horrible signal to anyone holding an opinion outside the mainstream, regardless of whether that opinion is right or wrong. It prioritizes protecting a public image and commercial interest over actually addressing the issue.
We cannot move forward as a society if people are not allowed to openly express their beliefs. Throughout history, countless things once considered normal have eventually been recognized as fundamentally wrong. We only know better because people challenged established beliefs and were willing to express unpopular ideas. I am not suggesting Perkz's opinion will eventually prove correct. I am saying that allowing people to express their beliefs, even when we strongly disagree, is essential to progress.
Perkz did not explicitly say that he wanted abortion to be illegal or specifically direct his statement at women. Those who want him cancelled are interpreting the worst possible meaning into his words and treating it as established fact. We should criticize what someone actually said while allowing them to explain themselves.
I believe in approaching individuals with compassion and organizations with skepticism. He had spent an entire year working towards Worlds and made this post shortly after being eliminated. That does not exempt him from criticism, but it makes me question how readily people judge an entire person based on a single post in such a situation.
It is also important to understand that this is what fundamentalist Christians are taught to believe. You do not choose your upbringing, your parents, or the values instilled in you from birth. You cannot know how difficult it might be to reconsider beliefs shared by your entire family. That does not make those beliefs immune to criticism, but there is a difference between challenging someone's convictions and immediately removing them without attempting to understand them.
Even if we agreed 100% that what he said was wrong, firing him immediately makes the chances of anything positive coming out of this effectively zero. I struggle to understand people who show absolutely no compassion for someone raised with these beliefs while being so convinced of their own moral superiority.
How can they be certain that their own beliefs would never get them cancelled if they had a sufficiently large platform?
The most important point is that absolutely nothing will change as a result of how G2 handled this situation.
They fired him without even explicitly naming him or addressing abortion. Meanwhile, they continue working with organizations based in countries where abortion is legally prohibited and women can face severe consequences for undergoing one. This double-standard is hard to ignore for me.
Furthermore, I don’t believe Perkz will reconsider his beliefs because of how he was treated. If anything, this experience will likely reinforce his convictions and make him more distrustful of those who disagree with him.
This is why I believe the approach has a negative expected value. It educates nobody, encourages no reflection, and creates no meaningful dialogue. It simply makes everyone more polarized.
I will close with the same words: If expressing an unpopular opinion in a situation like this is enough to get you fired in the modern world, then we are in serious trouble. I know this is just esports but I see the same thing happening everywhere else too. We should be able to disagree with someone without immediately destroying their livelihood. We should challenge beliefs rather than pretend that removing people from the conversation makes those beliefs disappear.
If we cannot do that anymore, we are not making progress. We are simply learning how to silence one another more efficiently.
The main issue here, for me, is the firing itself and how it happened. People can disagree with Perkz's opinion, criticize it, educate him on abortion, or simply ask him to clarify what he actually meant. Does he genuinely believe everyone who has an abortion should be sent to jail, or is he simply vehemently opposed to abortion and chose particularly strong wording? These distinctions matter, yet he was never given the opportunity to clarify them.
Instead, G2 chose a course of action that helps absolutely nobody. It sends a horrible signal to anyone holding an opinion outside the mainstream, regardless of whether that opinion is right or wrong. It prioritizes protecting a public image and commercial interest over actually addressing the issue.
We cannot move forward as a society if people are not allowed to openly express their beliefs. Throughout history, countless things once considered normal have eventually been recognized as fundamentally wrong. We only know better because people challenged established beliefs and were willing to express unpopular ideas. I am not suggesting Perkz's opinion will eventually prove correct. I am saying that allowing people to express their beliefs, even when we strongly disagree, is essential to progress.
Perkz did not explicitly say that he wanted abortion to be illegal or specifically direct his statement at women. Those who want him cancelled are interpreting the worst possible meaning into his words and treating it as established fact. We should criticize what someone actually said while allowing them to explain themselves.
I believe in approaching individuals with compassion and organizations with skepticism. He had spent an entire year working towards Worlds and made this post shortly after being eliminated. That does not exempt him from criticism, but it makes me question how readily people judge an entire person based on a single post in such a situation.
It is also important to understand that this is what fundamentalist Christians are taught to believe. You do not choose your upbringing, your parents, or the values instilled in you from birth. You cannot know how difficult it might be to reconsider beliefs shared by your entire family. That does not make those beliefs immune to criticism, but there is a difference between challenging someone's convictions and immediately removing them without attempting to understand them.
Even if we agreed 100% that what he said was wrong, firing him immediately makes the chances of anything positive coming out of this effectively zero. I struggle to understand people who show absolutely no compassion for someone raised with these beliefs while being so convinced of their own moral superiority.
How can they be certain that their own beliefs would never get them cancelled if they had a sufficiently large platform?
The most important point is that absolutely nothing will change as a result of how G2 handled this situation.
They fired him without even explicitly naming him or addressing abortion. Meanwhile, they continue working with organizations based in countries where abortion is legally prohibited and women can face severe consequences for undergoing one. This double-standard is hard to ignore for me.
Furthermore, I don’t believe Perkz will reconsider his beliefs because of how he was treated. If anything, this experience will likely reinforce his convictions and make him more distrustful of those who disagree with him.
This is why I believe the approach has a negative expected value. It educates nobody, encourages no reflection, and creates no meaningful dialogue. It simply makes everyone more polarized.
I will close with the same words: If expressing an unpopular opinion in a situation like this is enough to get you fired in the modern world, then we are in serious trouble. I know this is just esports but I see the same thing happening everywhere else too. We should be able to disagree with someone without immediately destroying their livelihood. We should challenge beliefs rather than pretend that removing people from the conversation makes those beliefs disappear.
If we cannot do that anymore, we are not making progress. We are simply learning how to silence one another more efficiently.
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Genuinely shocked that PerkZ is against abortion when he has played routinely in EUW chall soloq for years
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Zwei Kulturen, zwei Sprachen - für mich war das nie ein Widerspruch, sondern immer eine Bereicherung. 🇩🇪🇹🇷
Ende des Monats jährt sich das deutsch-türkische Anwerbeabkommen zum 65. Mal. 65 Jahre gemeinsame Geschichte, die auch meine ganz persönliche Geschichte geprägt haben.
er İsmail aus der Türkei ins Ruhrgebiet, um als Bergmann unter Tage zu arbeiten. Viel hatte er damals nicht dabei - außer den festen Willen, seiner Familie eine bessere Zukunft zu ermöglichen. Seine Geschichte steht für mich bis heute für Mut, harte Arbeit und Hoffnung.
Am 30. Oktober 1961 wurde das Abkommen unterzeichnet. Ein politisches Dokument, das am Ende das Leben von Millionen Menschen verändert hat. Auch das meiner Familie.
Man muss sich nicht für eine Seite entscheiden, um irgendwo anzukommen. Man kann stolz auf seine Wurzeln sein und gleichzeitig hier zu Hause sein, Verantwortung übernehmen und dieses Land mitgestalten. 🙏
Ende des Monats jährt sich das deutsch-türkische Anwerbeabkommen zum 65. Mal. 65 Jahre gemeinsame Geschichte, die auch meine ganz persönliche Geschichte geprägt haben.
er İsmail aus der Türkei ins Ruhrgebiet, um als Bergmann unter Tage zu arbeiten. Viel hatte er damals nicht dabei - außer den festen Willen, seiner Familie eine bessere Zukunft zu ermöglichen. Seine Geschichte steht für mich bis heute für Mut, harte Arbeit und Hoffnung.
Am 30. Oktober 1961 wurde das Abkommen unterzeichnet. Ein politisches Dokument, das am Ende das Leben von Millionen Menschen verändert hat. Auch das meiner Familie.
Man muss sich nicht für eine Seite entscheiden, um irgendwo anzukommen. Man kann stolz auf seine Wurzeln sein und gleichzeitig hier zu Hause sein, Verantwortung übernehmen und dieses Land mitgestalten. 🙏
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Wieso die deutschen Autohersteller an die Wand fahren an einem Beispiel:
> Ich fahre Mercedes
> Ich möchte auch auf dem Handy in der App sehen wo mein Auto gerade steht
> Mercedes verlangt dafür 39 Euro im Jahr
Man stelle sich vor Apple würde so einen Schwachsinn abziehen.
„Ja, wir tracken sowieso permanent deinen Standort, aber du kannst das nur in einem Bezahlabo nutzen“
Es ist literally günstiger sich einen AirTag zu kaufen und ins Auto zu legen, als den Mercedes Dienst zu buchen.
Absurd.
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Ronaldo seeing the ref give portugal a penalty today on tv
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Bin ein bisschen unzufrieden mit der Auswahl, weil es noch so viele Lieder gibt, die mir sehr wichtig sind, aber ich glaub das kommt ganz gut hin 😌
My 9 Tracks That Shaped Who I Am #My9Tracks
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ich hoffe wirklich, dass die Musikleaks von Heartsteel irgendwie noch fake oder unfertig oder so sind... Das wär sonst der letzte Pfeiler von Riot, der n bisschen anfängt den Bach runterzugehen, und mit Abstand der kompetenteste Bereich der ganzen Firma D:
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Very much so yes. She's a cultural ambassador, she's done ads for real estate agencies, again winner of Eurovision for Israel.
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