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[MightyHedgehog]

Fuck.
You.
Luckey.

Yep.

 

[chadskin]

Am I missing something? This wasn't made with Palmer's 'normal' reddit account, doesn't mention Palmer Luckey or Oculus? Not saying I don't believe other's saying this was posted by him but I'm missing the breadcrumb trail.

The 24-year-old told The Daily Beast that he had used the pseudonym “NimbleRichMan” on Reddit with a password given him to by the organization’s founders.

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[Snowybreak]

Holy fucking what. Out of nowhere. Well I wasn't planning on getting an Oculus, and now I'm pretty certain to be getting a PSVR. I mean Jesus dude...

 

[BitStyle]

A truly inspirational man.

Disgusting.
I liked Vive more anyway, but I guess that solidifies what I'll be buying next year.

 

[Arcia]

I said it in the other thread, but this is disgusting and he straight up sounds like a comic book super villian. Talking about "buying" political revolution. wat

 

[Garrett Hawke]

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absolutely disgusting

 

[Plinko]

Any iota of a chance of me buying a Rift in the future just disappeared quickly.

 

[Guess Who]

Am I missing something? This wasn't made with Palmer's 'normal' reddit account, doesn't mention Palmer Luckey or Oculus? Not saying I don't believe other's saying this was posted by him but I'm missing the breadcrumb trail.

The article in the OP says NimbleRichMan is indeed Palmer's alt, from the mouth of the man himself, and that he (along with /r/The_Donald moderators) is a founder of the Nimble America group that the post is promoting.

 

[chrominance]

There's also a thread in Off-Topic that I imagine will get merged into this (or vice-versa) at some point.

It's a shitty feeling when you have the option of Oculus or Vive and realistically you can only afford one, and then you pick the one created by the pro-Trump racist memelord shitheel. At least I can make the decision not to buy an Oculus Touch, I guess.

 

[Oreoleo]

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The article in the OP says NimbleRichMan is indeed Palmer's alt, and that he (along with /r/The_Donald moderators) is a founder of the Nimble America group that the post is promoting.

Ah ha, thanks guys.

 

[EnlightenedMint]

Am I missing something? This wasn't made with Palmer's 'normal' reddit account, doesn't mention Palmer Luckey or Oculus? Not saying I don't believe other's saying this was posted by him but I'm missing the breadcrumb trail.

What you're missing is reading the article.

 

[Intheflorsh]

I knew VR was shit.

 

[Sibylus]

Uh, wow.

That OR went from a "maybe" to "never". Fuck you and the fascist pig you've lined up behind, Luckey.

 

[Vire]

Never trust a man wearing socks and sandals.

 

[joe2187]

A truly inspirational man.

"I'll fly my jet less, put less scotch in my glass"

 

[sym30l1c]

I often had the feeling he was an obnoxious twat. This pretty much confirms it.

 

[MadJackChurchill]

Was really struggling which to choose. Thanks Palmer for making that decision for me, keep your 200 pound Touch controllers too.

 

[RiverShell]

Holy fucking what. Out of nowhere. Well I wasn't planning on getting an Oculus, and now I'm pretty certain to be getting a PSVR. I mean Jesus dude...

Same situation for me but I plan to get a Vive. Just about every time I hear about this person, they're doing some dumb shit.

 

[Memorabilia]

Valve/HTC just got a whole lot more attractive.

Facebook needs to shit-can this guy.

 

[Sou Da]

"meme magic"

Pretty amazing that people ignored /pol/ to the point where their ilk can now influence American politics. Which is kind of what that board always wanted.

 

[FlyinJ]

He's a huge GamerGater as well.

 

[valkillmore]

Getting a PSVR

 

[HvySky]

Thanks, Palmer, for making my decision on which VR headset to buy much easier!

 

[a Master Ninja]

Make VR Great Again

 

[Sword Of Doom]

I wonder how Facebook feels about this

 

[SaganIsGOAT]

Lucky deserves a Palm to the face

 

[jon bones]

There's also a thread in Off-Topic that I imagine will get merged into this (or vice-versa) at some point.

It's a shitty feeling when you have the option of Oculus or Vive and realistically you can only afford one, and then you pick the one created by the pro-Trump racist memelord shitheel.

I don't see why they would be merged - it has implications in both gaming and political off topic chat. Not to mention the fact that the news should have exposure on both sides of the forum.

 

[Krejlooc]

Oculus became villains so quickly

 

[Maintenance]

How? Why?

Are we sure this isn't trolling?

Where are the other sources?

 

[xevis]

VR continues to disappoint.

 

[Savitar]

I knew there was a reason I didn't care about the current VR projects.

 

[Yukinari]

Awaiting the dozens of videos and articles talking about this. I cant imagine anyone would defend him but im sure theyre out there.

 

[Dmax3901]

What in the fuck...

 

[netgrimoire]

I wonder how Facebook feels about this

It'll get swept under the rug just like the Peter Thiel Gawker thing. Zuck won't acknowledge it.

 

[FFgamer20]

so is this why pepe is considered a sign of the Trump campaign?

 

[Tankard]

You seriously didn't need to look far to see something is off with this dude.

 

[Exuro]

Well I guess that answers if I ever buy touch controllers. This is disappointing, but I guess it makes sense since his gf is a Trump supporter. Didn't know he was a gamersgater though.

 

[Krejlooc]

He sold Oculus to Facebook, but continues to run Oculus under Facebook.

He doesn't run Oculus. his official position is "founder." Not CEO, not chief scientist, not technology officer, not head of marketing, not VP, not CFO, no real power position. He is "founder."

He's a figure head and has been since their series A funding round.

 

[Big Nikus]

This fucker wanted to develop the Oculus so we could live with him in a world far away from reality.

 

[SerTapTap]

Is he technically still employed/at a position that can be terminated? Wondering what Oculus can do. No matter how distant he is from day to day, the damage this does is clear to see.

Awaiting the dozens of videos and articles talking about this. I cant imagine anyone would defend him but im sure theyre out there.

The disgust is oddly universal on Twitter considering the number of trump losers about.

But considering this revelation I have to wonder how many of those are paid. Maybe their shift just hasn't started yet.

 

[Snowybreak]

He's a huge GamerGater as well.

Wait... really? Do you have any quotes about it from him? (Not doubting you, I'm genuinely curious.)

 

[L Thammy]

He's a huge GamerGater as well.

So is he one of the guys who argues for all white fantasy games?
And did he create the Rift so that he can live in one of those worlds?

 

[enzo_gt]

RIP VR

This is the last thing the medium needed right now to achieve critical mass.

 

[Trojan]

Palmer Luckey: the more you know about him, the more you hate him.

 

[jayu26]

I will be honest, I had no idea.

 

[Briarios]

He was a douchebag from the beginning -- but you can be that and your positives outweigh what a jerk you are ... nothing can save a racist except repentance, in my mind. Then again, he may not be racist -- he may be throwing in with this crowd to build network connections and grow his wealth. Damaging the nation for your own personal benefit is even worse ... so, no matter what, he sucks.

 

[OdysseusVA]

Oof

RIP Carmack

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

Palmer was a playing a Trump Wall VR game on the Time cover. Watching Mexicans build the wall was such a euphoric experience it legitimately made him float.

 

[Krejlooc]

I guess it's not too surprising anymore the the Oculus Store is a walled garden, is it?

 

[Sword Of Doom]

So is he one of the guys who argues for all white fantasy games?
And did he create the Rift so that he can live in one of those worlds?

They can all wear their headsets and fuck off