I’ve historically been an advocate for separating the art from the artist.
For example, I know that Kovarex is a piece of shit but I still enjoy factorio. I actively avoid learning about the musicians I listen to. I do not want to know about the personal lives of the authors of the books I like.
But this bitch has taken it too far. There’s only so much I can ignore. I will never spend another cent on anything related to her works, nor will I recommend them to anyone.
I do kinda look past the artist for the art, but try to do anything I can to be sure the artist doesn’t profit. I love Lovecraft stories, but reading his works now doesn’t aid him or his family’s assets. I used to like the Doors, Bowie, Aerosmith, etc. I like the music, but won’t search it on Spotify or pay for albums.
Eh, that’s problematic, but it feels mild by 2026 standards. Tons of people are abrasive and won’t admit they were wrong or went too far… shrug.
But yeah, I guess I’m saying I agree with you. JK Rowling’s actions are not personality “quirks,” nor one-off events, nor tertiary reactions. Not even close.
I never looked into it, it’s just been a recurring thing that if I ever said anything positive about factorio there’s a 50/50 chance that I’d be bitched at for supporting a piece of shit.
Be careful about assertions like that, though. Misinformation taken as fact is posted all the time… just yesterday, I looked up some picture everyone was harping on in a comment with hundreds of upvotes, and it was totally fake. Probably AI generated. No one even checked.
And when I’ve pointed this out in the past, no one cared. People only prune information if it doesn’t validate their beliefs.
I’m not saying the Factorio dev isn’t a jerk, necessarily, just that I don’t trust Fediverse commenters to have an ounce of information hygiene.
I’ve historically been an advocate for separating the art from the artist.
For example, I know that Kovarex is a piece of shit but I still enjoy factorio. I actively avoid learning about the musicians I listen to. I do not want to know about the personal lives of the authors of the books I like.
But this bitch has taken it too far. There’s only so much I can ignore. I will never spend another cent on anything related to her works, nor will I recommend them to anyone.
I’m afraid to ask but what has Kovarex done?
I do kinda look past the artist for the art, but try to do anything I can to be sure the artist doesn’t profit. I love Lovecraft stories, but reading his works now doesn’t aid him or his family’s assets. I used to like the Doors, Bowie, Aerosmith, etc. I like the music, but won’t search it on Spotify or pay for albums.
You talking about this?
https://nichegamer.com/factorio-founder-kovarex-interview-cancel-culture-and-secret-support/
Eh, that’s problematic, but it feels mild by 2026 standards. Tons of people are abrasive and won’t admit they were wrong or went too far… shrug.
But yeah, I guess I’m saying I agree with you. JK Rowling’s actions are not personality “quirks,” nor one-off events, nor tertiary reactions. Not even close.
I never looked into it, it’s just been a recurring thing that if I ever said anything positive about factorio there’s a 50/50 chance that I’d be bitched at for supporting a piece of shit.
Be careful about assertions like that, though. Misinformation taken as fact is posted all the time… just yesterday, I looked up some picture everyone was harping on in a comment with hundreds of upvotes, and it was totally fake. Probably AI generated. No one even checked.
And when I’ve pointed this out in the past, no one cared. People only prune information if it doesn’t validate their beliefs.
I’m not saying the Factorio dev isn’t a jerk, necessarily, just that I don’t trust Fediverse commenters to have an ounce of information hygiene.
I’ve mostly accepted that everyone is a piece of shit if you go digging hard enough. So I really don’t care unless it’s really bad.