It certainly has shifted things in the last few years. On the one hand, we've open up more avenues for creative expression, but on the other hand, we've also seen a very toxic elements take a foot hole in the gaming community. It's honestly a bit exhausting having to deal with all the whining and bickering between different groups on the subject matter when the truth is that it really shouldn't have created this level of hostility if people simply didn't feel the need to bring their personal politics into smurfing everything.

I imagine it will calm down eventually, but not bloody soon enough for me.