victoria l. braegger
@toskakoshka.bsky.social
views are my own and don't represent my employer.
assistant prof of technical communication @ Missouri S&T
techcomm, game studies, hardware peripherals, ux/ui, usability, disability
nymgamer podcast co-host | disabled scholar | shitposting on main
assistant prof of technical communication @ Missouri S&T
techcomm, game studies, hardware peripherals, ux/ui, usability, disability
nymgamer podcast co-host | disabled scholar | shitposting on main
I presented at #ATTW2025 yesterday on 10 years of GG & the alt-right. I used this quote from #CharlieWarzel to introduce the importance of GG when discussing modern politics and what we're seeing in online spaces.
Disinformation on yesterday's political assassinations is already spreading.
Disinformation on yesterday's political assassinations is already spreading.
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Gamergate is occasionally framed as a battle for the soul of the internet between a diverse, progressive set and an angry collection of white males who feel displaced. And it is that, too. But its most powerful legacy is as proof of concept of how to wage a post-truth information war.
[Highlighted in yellow] The lesson of Gamergate — the one we feel reverberating throughout our politics every day in 2019 — is that there’s a sinister power afforded to those brazen enough to construct their own false realities and foist them on others.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fcwnhf5etipbw3lqqwnkl6md/bafkreiffdeotxhpubz3gqe5bzofbi7i56u7pj34ri2zc5xbt2pco4d367y@jpeg)
June 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I presented at #ATTW2025 yesterday on 10 years of GG & the alt-right. I used this quote from #CharlieWarzel to introduce the importance of GG when discussing modern politics and what we're seeing in online spaces.
Disinformation on yesterday's political assassinations is already spreading.
Disinformation on yesterday's political assassinations is already spreading.
I suppose the TikTok era has come to end. Whatever happens next, TikTok won't be the same. It's the end of another third space.
What video is your algorithm trying to show you? Mine is a clip of "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" from Les Mis.
What video is your algorithm trying to show you? Mine is a clip of "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" from Les Mis.
January 19, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I suppose the TikTok era has come to end. Whatever happens next, TikTok won't be the same. It's the end of another third space.
What video is your algorithm trying to show you? Mine is a clip of "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" from Les Mis.
What video is your algorithm trying to show you? Mine is a clip of "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" from Les Mis.
oh, I have one.
to add: this carpet was incredibly plush and made pushing my wheelchair a ridiculous arm workout.
to add: this carpet was incredibly plush and made pushing my wheelchair a ridiculous arm workout.
January 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
oh, I have one.
to add: this carpet was incredibly plush and made pushing my wheelchair a ridiculous arm workout.
to add: this carpet was incredibly plush and made pushing my wheelchair a ridiculous arm workout.
@saffista.bsky.social introduced me to curating specific playlists for an article and I don't think there's any going back to my all encompassing writing playlists.
there's a vibe here.
there's a vibe here.
December 5, 2024 at 4:31 PM
@saffista.bsky.social introduced me to curating specific playlists for an article and I don't think there's any going back to my all encompassing writing playlists.
there's a vibe here.
there's a vibe here.
felt like shitposting my cat. might delete.
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nah, I could never delete that face.
November 21, 2024 at 5:07 PM
felt like shitposting my cat. might delete.
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nah, I could never delete that face.
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nah, I could never delete that face.