And a lot of the optimism, as I experience it, was that if you were the kind of nerd who was on the early Internet at all, the people gaining power were *us*. Us the good guys. Nerds with good nerd values. I feel sometimes there's an insufficient sense of not just anger, but betrayal.

Dang it, someone beat me to it by like a minute.

I mean, upside, this probably means Chandra is going to kick his nuts so far into his skull, the entire Echoverse will gender-flip.

But yeah, loooootta the wrong kind of MTG players are gonna latch on to this.

"Remember that diversity can bring experiences that are new to you. Enjoy them!"

"Okay, well, that was the strangest game of Magic I've ever played, but it WAS kinda fun. Hey, next game, let's play using these."

*holds up a set of vanguards, and is immediately jumped by the rest of the table*

"Magic the Gathering has evolved a lot over the decades. But not every player may have experienced every change. In this video..."

*background arguing*

"PLAYERS are the planeswalkers, you lying motherfucker! I will make you EAT this bullshit 'Tezzeret' card!"

I'm sorry to hear that. For what it's worth, I've been there, and it gets better.