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seqastian on Feb 20, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Overwatch Randomized Trial on Gender

Gamers just default to male.

zaarn on Feb 20, 2019 | [–]

That's just an assertion without data backing it up.

The above experiment with neutral names would give some insight if "gamers" do indeed "default to male", as you express it, or not.

diegoperini on Feb 20, 2019 | [–]

Depends on the game but I see your point.

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