So putting aside hyperbole and such for a moment, what are the chances of actual consequences? Beyond this being brought up against Zoe for the rest of her life, does anyone else thing nothing much will happen?
Zoe was likely using the Alec story as a way to get back interest after her star had waned, but that turned sharply on its head following Alec's death and she had to outright nuke her public account.
My guess on what'll happen: She'll probably come back and spin a "I was harassed off Twitter" narrative that her journo friends will report on and everyone will use to try and own "the gamers" or something, Zoe will get some Patreon pity bucks and probably have a boring consentual relationship with another developer that in five years she will report as a daily string of rapes, beatings and mandatory sessions of Scrabble.
There are some narratives she can go with but you have keep in mind this guy was a big deal in the indie scene to the people who actually code. She also has to square a lot of uncomfortable circles that are hard to approach. I was a victim that lead a mob for my past relationship, but I was a victim of gamergate because my ex aired out our past relationship. Bullying to suicide is bad, but sexual assaulters deserve to die. I forgave him, he victimized and abused me.
I agree that making it about her being a victim is the trusty stand by, but it doesn't seem to be working so far and even her own ilk isn't buying it. People aren't even buying the sister saying how stunning and brave Zoe is for helping push her brother along to suicide. But I don't think she doesn't have an ace up her sleeve.
I think the line she's gonna go with is "Re read what I wrote. I said I forgave him. I never said he raped me. All I did was try and stand with the brave victims and the internet took it too far because they didn't take the time to listen to what I was actually saying. The thing about listen and believe is you have to LISTEN." I think she's gonna blame the people who accused him of being a rapist and made it bigger than it was. Why throw the betas to the wolves? They will do nothing about it, they don't have the balls to slap her back, she doesn't have to recant her accusations, she doesn't have to take any responsibility for her actions and can blame the people who backed her for not listening fully to her, and she will be technically right.
>she said she forgave him and he was a changed person at the very begining of the letter
>she never outright said he raped her
>she never said the rough shitty sex was non consensual, only that he abused her and manipulated her meaning the abuse she went through was sexual abuse by nature
After that, she'll go back to what she knows, being bullied and begging for money. If GG won't do it to her anymore she can be victimized by the mentally unstable mob she sent after Alec by blaming them and claiming they weren't good allies and listen too poorly. She did that when her fan base flipped on her for not making the Chuck Tingle game they paid for.