Astrovenator@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@beehaw.org•Elon Musk Says Twitter Is Going To Get Rid Of The Block Feature, Enabling Greater HarassmentEnglish
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1 year agoThis is exactly it. Social media’s greatest power is the ability for common folk to organise and rally quickly and easily. That cannot be allowed, so these moves are designed to divide and insulate.
I think it’s just that the whole concept of shooting/ gunplay really lends itself to the first person viewpoint. Another example is racing games or flight sims. Plus, aiming/ shooting is a great example of easy to pick up, hard to master skills in both games and real life. So I think it’s just a natural use of the technology