At some point in our lives on the internet, we’ve all seen a post or comment so mean, stupid, or just plain awful that we can’t help but hit the keys and start writing a reply. After all, Nintendo of America President – Doug Bowser—Whenever I see something I strongly disagree with, I can’t resist the siren song that pops into the comments.
As recently discovered and documented, PKLeor on LinkedInLunatics subredditabout a week ago, Chad Rogers — Partner at public relations agency Crestview Strategies —I posted a little rant (and an AI image) on LinkedIn About the people who use the seats in front of you to help you get on and off the plane. He wanted to make it clear that people should never do something like that.
“We would like to remind you that you do not have the right to touch the backs of other people’s seats, including when walking to your seat, rising from your seat, and proceeding down the center aisle,” Rogers posted.
“The seats are [sic] The armrests in front of you are not there to stabilize your body or raise your body up (that’s what armrests are for). The seat you are sitting on is yours and you must not touch other seats or the backrest. Thank you for respecting the miracle of flight. ”
Normally I wouldn’t waste my time on the random rants that flood LinkedIn, but one person who responded to this bizarrely offensive opinion was none other than me. Doug Bowser, President of Nintendo of America. And folks, he wasn’t feeling any of Rodgers’ angry nonsense.
“That’s a pretty arrogant and entitled comment,” Bowser posted. “Some people may find it challenging to move to their own location. [sic] Seating (physical limitations, small seating area, etc.). That said, if passengers need to support themselves when getting in and out of their seats, they should be as gentle as physically possible. ”
Bowser then pulled out a classic poster tool: a nice little passive-aggressive “PS” at the end of his comment.
“P.S. Where in the ticket purchase document is your “right” to the backrest and other “rules” you say declared? ”
At this point, if I were a wealthy business owner, I would probably realize the error of my ways and stop posting shit online. Count all your money again or pay your bills on time. Instead, Chad Rogers responded to Bowser’s comment.
“Eligibility would indicate that you own everything that’s not on the contractual ticket,” Rogers says. “Have good manners, [sic] I would appreciate it if you could help me with the posting. Seats are assigned by passengers and are actually printed on every boarding pass. ”
Bowser’s final reply in the thread was:
Manners and rights are different. But we see that arrogance is still prevalent. Have a nice day!
This is as close to the “fuck you, you son of a bitch” as any current Nintendo executive has ever posted online. In response, Chad deleted Bowser’s comment and other replies he didn’t like. however, Check out Bowser’s profile on LinkedInevidence of comment wars can still be found.
A few days after Bowser’s reply, another user replied, “Well said Doug Bowser.” Obtained 9 likes. Rodgers simply replied, “Who?” This gets zero likes and is basically your biggest loser in the online comment battle, especially if you previously responded to the person multiple times and then deleted your comment.
After all, it’s fun to see rich people on LinkedIn behaving the way I did when I was an active user of too many internet forums back in the day. The more things change, the more everything changes.
This article was first published Kotaku.
