Gamers and the 'hardcore' gaming mindeset that started in the 2000s' ruined the video game community
Hardcore gamer = someone who plays only cinematic grizzed white dude games and/or military fetishizing FPS
Casual gamer = anyone that is not a 15-25 yo male, and/or plays anything outside of the previously mentioned games, especially if those games are colorful.
So basically the gaming community is full of gatekeeping, misogyny, toxic masculinity and general chuddery. They make sure they're the loudest voice heard when anything about games is talked about, and won't be happy until all games a homogenous stream of bland, hyper-realistic but with a grey filter slog of mindless action with no heart or soul. And don't you dare force them to read any dialogue or story.
Yeah arcades/local fight game spots are cool because people gather in person, so there's less of a problem of someone being a shithead because they get booted or shunned.
since I'm a newbie and just getting into SF6, I've been trying to find good streamers to watch that haven't been "cancelled" or problematic or are ragers when they lose. mainly stick with Justin Wong, Maximilian, and Japanese streamers lol.