Asmon on Male Gamers
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Video games are mainly for young guys. And young guys care about video games the most, because video games are the first place [where] young men have an opportunity to prove themselves on an even playing field with other people that are not just their peers.
Asmon says this at around 15:33 in the above video. He makes a good point here. This doesn’t mean that you can’t be into gaming if you’re a woman or that you shouldn’t be, but it does explain why video games have historically been so dominated by male players. And it explains this a lot better than the tired old inclusivity argument does. Testosterone makes you want to show off against others. Anyone who’s pumped some iron knows this. This is true for men and women, of course. But the people with by far the most testosterone are adolescent boys. Which is why they go crazy for competing against others — in sports and in video games.