fearmongering about unhoused folks in and around SF is largely to distract from the fact that you should be more worried about cis men at private parties at GDC tbh - ThreadSky

emnays.bsky.social • 15 hours ago

fearmongering about unhoused folks in and around SF is largely to distract from the fact that you should be more worried about cis men at private parties at GDC tbh

Reposted from Ashley Cooper 🔜 GDC

Every GDC is someone's first. After every GDC, we hear about mistreatment, assaults, and other horror stories.

Conference vets, share your tips for a #safeGDC!

I'll start: do NOT. under ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. take meetings in someone's hotel room.

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mattcaulder.com•15 hours ago

reminds me of when I went to Gen Con, I heard from a bunch of people about "the homeless people near the steak and shake" and they were fine.

Almost like, they're not scary monsters or something

emnays.bsky.social•15 hours ago

truly!

annacwebs.bsky.social•15 hours ago

THIS IS THE ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

emnays.bsky.social•15 hours ago

like maybe other people have experiences that don't agree with mine and that's fair but like c'mon

annacwebs.bsky.social•15 hours ago

I've lived in multiple of the "top 5 most dangerous cities in the US" and in my experience, unhoused people are totally fine. They don't WANT trouble/to attract attention! And one of them asking you for money is NOT the same as getting harassed at a private party by someone 10 years your senior.

annacwebs.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Like sure, don't walk around the tenderloin by yourself at night, but overall just use common sense. It's not the warzone some devs make it out to be.

emnays.bsky.social•15 hours ago

this is it. like i've lived in cities the vast majority of my adult life as a dude and as a lady, and genuinely i feel like there's got to be some understanding of like. what constitutes real and present danger versus what is just vaguely uncomfortable

marscardua.bsky.social•13 hours ago

So I was out and about the tenderloin and mission Street in the evening like a dumbass the first time I've been to SF, and anyone with basic street smarts can navigate it.

That said, there's always a bunch of people walking around with conference badges visible 🤦🏼‍♀️

emnays.bsky.social•15 hours ago

i do not like the tone and attitude around this specifically from white game devs this time of year. yall suck. what are you doing to make your spaces actually safe for women and gender minorities.

emnays.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Ashley's advice is very good tho too this is not to detract from that! just to comment on a really shitty pattern i've seen very often perpetuated thoughtlessly

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