Sony keep on trying to make Horizon into a big franchise. No one ask for the Lego game, and they tried to make an show. Who still talks about Horizon outside of posts like this one? The answer is no one.
That's not really what astroturfing is. Astroturfing refers to groups pretending to be a small startup, but are actually organized by and working toward the interests of a larger entity.
For instance, a group of activists may petition their local government to request new laws that restrict how corporations can exploit local water sources, under the guise of environmental protection concerns. But it turns out that activist group is actually owned by Nestle, who are trying to carve out laws that would drive out their competition and do little for the environment.
"Fake grassroots" = astroturf.
The myopia on display here is just astounding. "Because I don't like this game, I don't believe anybody else likes it either and its popularity has been faked".
All that's missing is that you start ranting about how Horizon is a woke plot to sap and impurify our precious bodily fluids
I am also afraid of strong female leads in video games.
astroturfing.
noun
The disguising of an orchestrated campaign as a "grass-roots" event – i.e., a spontaneous upwelling of public opinion.
What your describing is just a major studio selling IP. It has nothing to do with astroturfing.
It’s the prominent female role during a time of corporations trying to be more accepting, while sometimes going too far.
Astroturfing may not quite be the right term, but Sony definitely had a little agenda while pushing the marketing of this particular IP.
Oh my God! Not a female character! And in her own story!!
Quick shield my paper thin fragility!
Some people feel this being shoved down the throats of the public (hence the astroturfing), no different than the wave of zombies, wave of pirates, wave of X, wave of Y. They are all overdone, and everyone is trying to eat of the public opinion/market. They aren’t doing it for the right reasons, they are doing it for profit. THATS the issue.
Where are the donations to woman’s rights organizations? They don’t handle it right.
In what way is it astroturfed?
They don’t like it lol, simple as
Sony keep on trying to make Horizon into a big franchise. No one ask for the Lego game, and they tried to make an show. Who still talks about Horizon outside of posts like this one? The answer is no one.
That's not really what astroturfing is. Astroturfing refers to groups pretending to be a small startup, but are actually organized by and working toward the interests of a larger entity.
For instance, a group of activists may petition their local government to request new laws that restrict how corporations can exploit local water sources, under the guise of environmental protection concerns. But it turns out that activist group is actually owned by Nestle, who are trying to carve out laws that would drive out their competition and do little for the environment.
"Fake grassroots" = astroturf.
The myopia on display here is just astounding. "Because I don't like this game, I don't believe anybody else likes it either and its popularity has been faked".
All that's missing is that you start ranting about how Horizon is a woke plot to sap and impurify our precious bodily fluids
I am also afraid of strong female leads in video games.
What your describing is just a major studio selling IP. It has nothing to do with astroturfing.
It’s the prominent female role during a time of corporations trying to be more accepting, while sometimes going too far.
Astroturfing may not quite be the right term, but Sony definitely had a little agenda while pushing the marketing of this particular IP.
Oh my God! Not a female character! And in her own story!!
Quick shield my paper thin fragility!
Some people feel this being shoved down the throats of the public (hence the astroturfing), no different than the wave of zombies, wave of pirates, wave of X, wave of Y. They are all overdone, and everyone is trying to eat of the public opinion/market. They aren’t doing it for the right reasons, they are doing it for profit. THATS the issue.
Where are the donations to woman’s rights organizations? They don’t handle it right.