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[–] ChillyHellion [S] ago 

That's true, but take mobile gaming into consideration and those numbers almost flip. Esports being a spectator sport could be anyone's call, and drastically lowers the barrier to entry over someone who would otherwise have to sink money into a gaming rig to participate. To me this news is expected not because less women play games but because less women watch sports as well.

And as far as gender gaps go, I'm not interested in the politics, just the data. What I'll be most interested in is if these numbers level out any. esports is only just becoming mainstream, so we could be seeing early adopters that aren't going to represent the demographic when it settles. Mobile gaming is casual, but it hit mainstream hard. Much more than serious gaming. I'm curious how far to either side esports will fall.

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[–] SkepticalMartian 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I guess I don't see it as interesting because it falls under "people will be interested in what they're interested in". I'm just tired of these articles which seem to go out of their way to attempt to make men feel bad for being interested in gaming. The press can't seem to let go of it, and every time we give one of these crappy articles more platform space from which to speak we're giving them incentive to continue.

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[–] ChillyHellion [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I think that's fair. I see it as an analysis of data without any politics or conclusions drawn from it, but I can understand how someone can be both uninterested in the data and wary of others using data to push an agenda. I'm interested in data for data's sake, but I'll keep you perspective in mind as future news comes my way. I appreciate you taking the time to elaborate beyond just not liking the post. It gives me feedback to consider next time I post to /v/gaming.