No breaks.

One shot.

Speaking from a place of raw honesty.

After an unexpected one-hour rant on Tee’s stream, Tee reached out to the fireteam and set up this recording that is both on topic (sadly) about current events in the Destiny community.

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00:00 — Episode #064: Hard Talk from the Tower

• It’s starting off like any other Happy Hour, but give us a few minutes…
• A quick look at the Season of Arrivals
  • Brandon is extremely happy with the new content. It’s a step in the right direction.
  • Nick was not ready for this conversation, but we should talk a bit about Destiny.
  • Tee’s thoughts on the new Prophecy dungeon
• Two weeks of tumultuous events in the Destiny community
• DISCLAIMER: We are three straight white guys talking about sexual harassment. Yes, we know this.
• That being said, we’re going to talk about this subject matter because we have to.
• A few thoughts before we move forward on this…
  • No victim blaming or shaming. We believe you.
  • We’re flawed.
  • Brandon brings a unique perspective on this discussion.
  • This is not your normal Happy Hour from the Tower episode.

• It begins with a Medium post from SheSnaps.
• From here, voices began to speak up.
• Tee had set himself up on The Last of Us, Part II on Father’s Day…but spent some time talking about this on his own.

• It’s been a pretty intense month, let’s be honest.
  • Pride Month
  • Black Lives Matter
  • …and then all this happens in the Destiny community.
• Nick emphasizes the importance of communication and overcoming the fear of what victims are feeling.
• Brandon offers a younger perspective to what has been unfolding within the gaming community.
• Tee’s trigger: Notoriety Management
  • Tee recalls his time as an actor…
  • …and how it segues into his experience as a podcaster, back in 2006-2008.
  • The ease of buying into your own hype
• A response to the streamer that sounds like “Reams Hard” — Last time I checked, it’s my responsibility not to force myself into a woman’s personal space.
• If you need help, check out the Discord server run by Guardians MH.
• Nick recalls his own struggle with notoriety during his hard rocker days…

• When Tee noticed the patterns…
  • Tee has some fun at Renaissance fairs…and that was a problem.
  • True confessions from the science fiction convention circuit
  • Slowing the rock and roll, and steering clear of the Old School
• Nick echoes the change in his own approach to the world when ascending to parenthood.
• How do you learn better behavior and avoiding your own hype?
• Wishing some serious love towards Reams Hard.
• The Importance of Owning It
  • Phrase we need to stop saying: “But you have to understand”
  • You are truly sorry if you work to make sure it doesn’t happen again
  • Brandon on breaking your own programming.
  • Tee’s story from JMU Marching Royal Dukes days and another phrase we need to stop saying: “Boys will be boys.”
• Freedom of Speech is NOT Freedom of Accountability or Responsibility
• If anyone has a “responsibility” it is us as an audience as we are enabling and empowering dangerous individuals.
• Recognizing bad situations, and how “phoning a friend” (even the ones in New Zealand) can save you.
• Wise words from the Doctor of Twitch.
• The responsibility of possessing a viable platform
• Why not be like Markiplier? Why not be more like Steve Saylor? Is it harder to do? Yes, but the end result is worth it all.
• Action items: What we can do to be better Guardians?
• Being better is not easy but it’s going to be worth it.
• Be Brave, Guardians.

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• Drop the Tower a line at…
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Eyes up, Guardian!
Time to give up the Ghost.
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