Pirate Software And Stop Killing Games; A Measured Response
The internet loves a punching bag and when one man with a sizeable platform goes after a darling cause while already being unlikeable, then we have our main character of the week. Does Jason Thor Hall deserve the smoke or he being burned at the stake? I've you're blissfully unaware then here's the TL;DR: Streamer, CEO of Pirate Software and game developer Jason Thor Hall (who goes by Thor online) was vocal about his disagreements with a campaign to prevent publishers from breaking down videogames post-release, dubbed Stop Killing Games. I am of the opinion that Thor was unfair in a lot of his criticisms and took the petitions goals to an unreasonable extreme, and it seems most of the internet agrees, including the campaign's founder, Ross Scott. Thor didn't merely lay out his disagreements and call it a day, he put out two videos on the matter which concluded in him encouraging others not to support the campaign as well. Not merely a call for amendments of the ...
