Forgiving (and Forgetting) Jessica Price, the Fired Guild Wars 2 Dev -- CLS Side Quest

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Published on July 9, 2018 4:00:00 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZmUsOjChEs

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This past week, Jessica Price, a writer at Arenanet working on Guild Wars 2, was fired for a totally inappropriate and uncalled-for interaction she had with a fan of the game on Twitter. Some people celebrated her firing, while others were aghast. But here’s the thing: Maybe we shouldn’t care about Jessica Price at all.

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The following videos were used in this episode of Side Quest:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGZ4X7cER8k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpeLj-fDK-4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkPwxUu6kSI

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