Here’s a theory. It just occurred to me as I read this. The most toxic environment I have ever experienced in my life was in PE class. I’ve always been clumsy and uncoordinated and disinterested in sports — I was the kid who only wanted to read. I was often one of the last kids picked for a team because I absolutely sucked! I didn’t care that I sucked because I considered the whole thing a waste of time. But I did mind being treated horribly. Aren’t video games essentially sports moved online? The same people who are shitty to kids who are unskilled at sports are possibly even shittier when they aren’t face to face. I don’t play video games so I’m just throwing this out there.