Purple_Tentacle
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Giant Bomb #7 | Hey There, Small Business Owner!
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You were outsmarted by a survey. Bopped.
bigwinnerx
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Age: > 35 < 40, subscriber/yearly, USA, got questions into why I liked the subscriber videos and what other content I might like to see. Someone else'll post it, it had a funny label like "please be as brief as humanly possible" or something to that effect.
Ryan was able to get 2-ply toiler paper for his floor.
I think Rorie could get a few degrees knocked off if he continues to lay on THE HEAT
melonrabbit
Member
You wanna talk about the new hire, Mac? Lets talk about the new hire, I've been dying to talk to you about the new hire all day
Carol didn't make it?
For me, good = bringing different points of view to the table. Another white, middle aged. middle class man probably wont bring that.
Middle aged, really? 30s is middle aged now?
If GB was a larger publication, or had all its editors under one roof, I'd agree with you. But right now what they really need, above all else, is a lively, entertaining personality.
Bringing different points of view, opinions, background etc, is all a distant second considering who they're losing from the main office. If they avoid young, white males, probably 90%+ of their applicants are affected, making it a lot harder to find the right person.
Mechanized
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Feels that way sometimes. lol
Sleeping Lesson
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Hey buddy, when you're living a Gangbeasts lifestyle, who's to tell when the habit's gonna getcha.
But a hispanic/black middle aged, middle class man would be OK?
I don't get this viewpoint. They need to hire the best person for the job, no matter who he/or she is.
maquiladora
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I'd consider 40 middle aged. Jeff is 39 in a couple of months.
exactly.
nckillthegrimace
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I think last week's podcast highlighted the necessity of hiring a teenage girl.
You wanna talk about the new hire, Mac? Lets talk about the new hire, I've been dying to talk to you about the new hire all day
Haha.
Giger Pilot
Banned
For a job like this, there's no such thing as a "best person for the job." Is Jared Rosen (if he indeed is getting the job) "better" than, say, Cara Ellison at fucking around and talking about video games? There's no right answer to a question like that while I am quite sure that adding different racial or gender perspectives to the podcast/video content would have real benefits to the site.
SteveWinwood
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what if zoe and jared have a kid together and hes the editor
like giant bomb is doing this multi generational breeding kwisatz haderach style
the perfect video game journalism bloodline
like giant bomb is doing this multi generational breeding kwisatz haderach style
the perfect video game journalism bloodline
LurkerPrime
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She is the true Sailor Jupiter.
my guess is that those two are working on something together, not GB related.
Infinite Justice
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Danny's Supply Drop Charity stream.
Sadly was not archived on Giantbomb proper but there is a twitch archive link in this thread somewhere.
I disagree with your premise that there is no "best person for this job" because it's just a bunch of fucking around anyway. That's really dismissive of what the job is and presumes that any qualified person can do it equally well. The best person for the job is the person that best fits in with the chemistry of the existing staff. Introducing diversity just for the sake of diversity won't necessarily have automatic real benefits. Finding the right individual will have real benefits, whatever their race, gender, etc.
There's always a candidate who the people hiring consider to be the best. They have to pay the wages and/or work with them day in and day out and depend on them being able to produce quality content under time and other constraints.
You may as well claim that the site would be better if Brad and Drew were replaced by non-white, non-American non-males.
Ah, I was just browsing my way over there, based on the youtube comments.
/edit: found some excellent work by our own fans back on page ~115 (100pp). Thanks guys.
If all GB is is "fucking around and talking about video games" then why is it such a renowned site? Why aren't there dozens of copycats equally popular? Why hasn't someone dethroned them as the top gaming podcast?
Picking new staff is probably the hardest part of Jeff's job as the crew's chemistry is what makes or breaks them.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Well, if it isn't Jared and he's trolling, I wonder if there will be any kind of backfire. lol
Giger Pilot
Banned
Yes! New Alt-F1, this Wednesday night just got way better.
What do mean?
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Well, just look at the cboat hate that happened here because he was like wrong about a couple of things.
I took that Jeff post as an indication it's not Jared.
Punchy4486
Banned
Exactly. That's why every single member of Giant Bomb is equally popular among its audience. That's also why every random YouTuber gets as many views as a Quick Look. Because it's impossible to be better or worse at fucking around and talking about video games.
Brad is bad at games.
Sorry, what Jeff post?
I don't think anyone is really invested enough to care that much. I assume it has to be pretty well understood that we aren't going to know until they decide to say something about it. I'm still excited and nervous at the same time.
It's less about being good at fucking around, and more about having a personality that meshes well with the rest of the cast. Also, some people still like to read articles lol.
*Oh, yes, sarcasm. Well, this is in response to the other guy.
When you're nearing 40 I'd consider that middle aged, yes.
Unless you're aiming to live to 100, then all power to you.
Look, I don't disagree with everyone's view that they should just 'hire the best person' - and I don't think that there should be some sort of minority quota they need to hit or whatever. I'm just saying that, while Giant Bomb's audience is probably mostly white, middle class males - the narrow view points can at times be a little grating and opening that up a bit wouldn't be a bad thing.
TheBaronOfNA
Banned
That last part kind of comes from nowhere...
http://www.gamespot.com/videos/tom-clancy-s-ghost-recon-random-encounter/2300-6418450/
Danny is joined by Vinny as he plays the original Ghost Recon
Danny is joined by Vinny as he plays the original Ghost Recon
funkystudent
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Vinny: What are the Irish Special Forces called?
Danny: The IRA!
lol.
I am Irish and I havent a clue. I dont think we have "special forces". Our army is basically the grown up boy scouts but with hilariously out of date military equipment.
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thepotatoman
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It's the accounting floor. Don't try to understand their rituals. It will only daze and confuse you.
Gabriel_Logan
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Judging from his last video, Could the Angry Video Game Nerd be joining Giantbomb?????
TheExhaustedWalrus
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That would be the best and worst thing to happen to Giant Bomb. But I honestly don't think Jeff would allow it.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Well, James Rolfe doesn't even like modern video games anyway.
Well, if all you're doing is being coy because you're enjoying the spotlight and trying to get twitter followers when you know all along that you weren't even considered, some people might consider that a dick move. lol
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