Comments on: A Four Letter Word

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 02:08:10 +0000

Anything adults don't "get" or which they view as some sort of threat to their kids' psychic well-being or simply think is a childish waste of time.
Maybe, except that it’s not just adults talking this way; it’s a generally accepted (almost casual thing) to bash games, for “normal” people of all ages.

In your brother's case, though, he's just a lazy slob.
He may be lazy, but he’s not a slob. Plus he manages to fit being a total academic wiz into his RPG schedule–no easy task, consider the hours this kid is playing :).

By: BrainFromArous

BrainFromArous — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 05:05:55 +0000

Another thing - in MY experience, sports fans are far more violent and anti-social than gamers are. I’ve seen fistfights and similar violence break out among the audience at almost every baseball and football game I’ve ever attended. I have never seen this at a gaming event - or even a large convention of which gaming was a part. Anecdotal evidence? You bet. But that’s what I’ve seen.

By: Cybersexy

Cybersexy — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 13:56:00 +0000

Another on-the-mark post Bonnie.

What I’d like to know is how much time the non-video gamers spend plopped down in front of the boob tube? That’s far more useful, right?
:P

By: FerrousBuller

FerrousBuller — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 20:14:43 +0000

It’s the same sort of hazing ritual by the public conscience all “youth culture” stuff goes through: comic books, all forms of popular music (rock, rap, etc.), anything adults don’t “get” or which they view as some sort of threat to their kids’ psychic well-being or simply think is a childish waste of time.

“Why aren’t you doing anything productive with yourselves?!”

In your brother’s case, though, he’s just a lazy slob; games happen to be how he avoids doing chores. I’m sure he would’ve found other time-wasters without `em. God knows I could… :-)

By: BrainFromArous

BrainFromArous — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 20:01:37 +0000

Considering the gale-force stupidity and vulgarity of most popular entertainments, I’ve always felt rather proud of war / board / roleplay / computer gaming.