I would say that Bannon’s link to GG would make him an excellent subject for a keynote speech at an academic conference about video games. I absolutely don’t think he should be the one giving the speech. But the recent linked history between video game culture, GG, and the current shitty state of the world is absolutely something that I would be fascinated to hear about
And if a games conference were able to discuss any interaction between games & politics without just throwing up their hands and disclaiming all responsibility and saying “hey, it’s just games, nothing political” that would be pretty impressive
