I clicked that link expecting to regret it almost immediately. I was pleasantly surprised. This is the most reasonable I've seen Gabe or anyone associated with Penny Arcade be about the subject in the almost 3 years it's been dragging on. And on... And on...

> In that same panel with Robert he asked us how we feel about being role models. We don’t aspire to be role models, just normal people, but we try to do what’s best with the platform we have.

I think that's part of the problem here. They may not aspire to be role models, but because of their success and public visibility they have become them.