Second Wind, a group of gaming journalists and gaming content creators lead by Nick Calandra, seems to be coming apart at the seams. The group is raking in over $50,000 monthly on Patreon and is made up primarily of former Escapist staff including Yahtzee Croshaw. However, some people are now rage-quitting the group and calling out Calandra’s leadership in particular. It hasn’t even been a year…
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Internal conflict, financial issues, and toxic power struggles within Second Wind Group and the gaming journalism community are leading to its potential downfall.
00:00 Gaming journalists in Second Wind Group are infighting and potentially leading to the downfall of the group.
02:52 Gaming journalists at Second Wind are facing pressure to bring views and some are more focused on activism than video games, leading to the implosion of the group, despite their continued content creation on YouTube and Patreon.
06:01 Second Wind founder Nick Calandra accused of doxing and causing internal conflict among supporters.
08:08 Second Wind faces internal turmoil as Nick’s actions cause divide, decrease in revenue, and Frost of Rivia’s resignation, reflecting toxic power struggles and financial issues in gaming journalism community.
10:55 Gaming journalists are using personal feelings instead of information, leading to a culture of isolation and problems within the company, causing the speaker to resign due to incompetence and lack of action regarding systemic issues.
12:43 Second Wind’s patreon decline causes conflict over money, while web comic collectives and gaming journalism implode due to egos and lack of revenue.
14:55 Second Wind facing criticism for hypocrisy, gaming journalists accused of harassment and sticking together, leading to internal conflicts and smear campaigns.
16:25 Second Wind is facing internal conflict and struggling with sales and sponsorships, while gaming journalists are in a scandal over leaked salaries and facing potential resignations, with the speaker predicting their downfall due to egos and too many decision-makers.
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