The long and short versions of both. It's seemingly never ending struggle. Trying to kick the new generation of Jack Thompsons, and other Boring, Miserable and Unhappy people out of fun hobbies. It has nothing to racism, sexism, misogyny or what ever Flavor of the month hipster college buzz word being use at the time. #Gamer Gate was the Death Agony of fraudulent gatekeeper journalist. That were perpetually driving a wedge between customers and developers. This only hastened the demise of the games journalist, and strengthened the foundation of the gamer community. While changing the trajectory of how companies delivers news. The Biggest example of companies giving direct New to their customers. The Nintendo Direct, started by the late Satoru Iwata that later became a trend among companies on how to circumvent bad journalist.
Comics Gate although a different in media. The problem remains the same. A group of spoiled rotten, over educated, nepotistic hipsters, that couldn't cut it working at a fast food joint. Buddy System ed their way into the comic industry. This caused a hard dip in comic book quality and the sells followed. The situation is now coming to a head as comic book shop owners became restless in getting stuck with unsalable products. Some have gone out of business because of these garbage writers and spineless editors that refuse to fire them. The surviving comicbook shops owners are trying desperately to hold onto their customers. As well as customers are desperatly trying to keep their local shops afloat. The battle still rages on
