Yesterday, the League of Legends community shared a moving story when Tyler1 broke down in tears on stream announcing the passing of his beloved cat. This information, when shared in League of Legends community groups, immediately received deep empathy from fans around the world, including Vietnam.
However, there were still quite a few cases of rude, inappropriate comments that caused outrage within the gaming community. A prime example is a player with the nickname H.B., who is active in a well-known League of Legends group in Vietnam.
When Tyler1’s story was posted, this male gamer left a very rude comment that read: “If you’re stupid, then crying means nothing”, accompanied by a rather mocking laugh.
Normally, toxic behavior among gamers on social media might not be a big deal, but in this case, when the community was sharing moments of deep emotion together, H.B.’s comment was clearly inappropriate.
Following this, the gamer did not hesitate to engage in insults with those who responded to his rude comment. Perhaps out of frustration with this “immature” behavior, some gamers found out information about the school H.B. attends and reported his inappropriate behavior to the school’s administration.
Notably, shortly after, the administration of the school H.B. attends responded very quickly, emphasizing that they had recorded information about H.B.’s unethical behavior and would coordinate with this young man’s parents to address the issue seriously.
Social media may be virtual, but sometimes the consequences it causes are very real. No one supports vulgar outbursts or inappropriate remarks, even in the virtual world. However, there are still many young people with the mindset that “being behind a keyboard means I can say whatever I want,” without considering whether their words or actions are appropriate or acceptable.
It is unclear how the aforementioned student will be dealt with, but this is indeed a cautionary lesson for gamers, especially young gamers, about being careful with their actions and statements, and not thinking that the virtual world allows them to behave inappropriately and make upsetting comments within the community.