Parts of this remind me of flaming my team in a cooperative game.
A key rule to remember about team chat in videogames is that chat actions are moves in the game. It might feel satisfying to verbally dunk on my teammate for asking biased ̶questions not ganking my lane, and I definitely do it sometimes, but I do it less if I occasionally think “what chat actions can help me win the game from this state?”
This is less than maximally helpful advice in a conversation where you’re not sure what “winning” looks like. And some of the more obvious implications might look like the dreaded social obeisance.
Parts of this remind me of flaming my team in a cooperative game.
A key rule to remember about team chat in videogames is that chat actions are moves in the game. It might feel satisfying to verbally dunk on my teammate for
asking biased ̶questionsnot ganking my lane, and I definitely do it sometimes, but I do it less if I occasionally think “what chat actions can help me win the game from this state?”This is less than maximally helpful advice in a conversation where you’re not sure what “winning” looks like. And some of the more obvious implications might look like the dreaded social obeisance.