Seriously, it's the white knights who should leave the game (not trolling)

[Gurgeh]

Who or what is cider?

https://youtu.be/64SES-MnLwc

Does really good content. This is not the best or typical of his content either. But fans of the game are interested in the discussions going on in the game because noone, not even the white knights now, deny that there 'are' issues.
He really hates my posts though. They do wind him right up. So much he has to try and pretend I don't exists.
He says it's because I talk about leaving and never do. Not true. I started leadup to Xmas, and did leave by 3rd day of chaotic. Now I've left again. (2 weeks grace before lockout spreads to forum access).
I actually think he probably read one of my unhinged vents about high end players. Which were actually not ok if me. That's my guess. I'm also hard for some people to work me out because they assume people are one dimensional. Everyone is either a troll, or not, and that everyone has a fixed and immovable opinion. (I come to the forums for lots of reasons and how I react depends upon what I read and whats happened since the last time I considered my own opinion. Some shits funny. And everything is funny to someone. Thank god. )

Yeah cider does great content. He's one of the few positive XIV streamers 'creating' actual XIV content, that is constructively interested in how players interact with their feelings on the game, and has high emotional intelligence about it. To me at least cider is not at all a stupid guy. But he keeps his content entertaining, there is a balance to be struck. Most of the other content creators are just pretty much pure high end gamers, doing their best analyse player sentiment the same way they analyse their Ultimate prog and job changes. They usually don't get very far with fully empathising, and so fall at the last hurdle.
I strongly doubt this post is going to change his mind about my being a goober XD.
(But I've had some really hostile shit from 'some' highend players, stemming from their focus on highend, that I won't go into, and I was too invested in the game to leave and also not give shit.)