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04-18-2017, 10:13 PM
The internet redeems itself by rallying around bullied deaf and blind 'Counter-Strike' player
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The internet — and in online gaming especially — can be full of terrible people.*
But every once in a while, a tidal wave of positivity can swell and submerge the hatred so quickly and deeply that it restores your faith in humanity. Even just for a little while.
Adam "Loop" Bahriz (https://www.twitch.tv/lo0p__) was playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on Monday morning, grouping up with random players for some good old-fashioned terrorist vs. counter-terrorist action. Before the first round began, the 17-year-old hit a key to send his team a pre-typed message:
"sup guys I got a lot of teeth ******* due to a genetic disease so I can't speak that properly, I can still call but be nice." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/04/18/counter-strike-player-bullied/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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The internet — and in online gaming especially — can be full of terrible people.*
But every once in a while, a tidal wave of positivity can swell and submerge the hatred so quickly and deeply that it restores your faith in humanity. Even just for a little while.
Adam "Loop" Bahriz (https://www.twitch.tv/lo0p__) was playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on Monday morning, grouping up with random players for some good old-fashioned terrorist vs. counter-terrorist action. Before the first round began, the 17-year-old hit a key to send his team a pre-typed message:
"sup guys I got a lot of teeth ******* due to a genetic disease so I can't speak that properly, I can still call but be nice." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/04/18/counter-strike-player-bullied/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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