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[quote]Derek542 wrote:
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[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
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[quote]Edgy wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
I’m really having a hard time understanding the hate for video games. They are no different then any other time waster. If you work or study all day long what’s wrong with kicking back and playin a video game?
I will never get to fly an F18, play in the NFL, or anything else, but it’s pretty fun to live out that fantasy in a game.
Every generation has some technology that they waste time with. I barely watch TV, but my parents generation loves the shit out of it. How many people use to go the the theater every chance they got before that. This old fuck Williams probably sat in front of a damn radio and listened to it every time his “dad” put it on. Is reading for pure enjoyment any different? I don’t think so.
As long as you are productive in life (that’s the key) then who cares if you waste a couple hours a day playing a game? If it’s how you relax and it makes your life more enjoyable what’s the problem? [/quote]
the instant gratification of blowing someones head off, or scoring a touchdown.
the constant over stimulation that one would not get anywhere else.
the inability to interact within social circles due to constant interaction with machines.
the fact that within hours they are able to achieve something in a game where in the real world, it takes years to achieve.
for a start.
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I’m not seeing you point really.
How is winning or scoring a kill in a game any more gratifying then any other activity that you attempt? Some kids would never see any playing time in any sport so they just don’t get to try it because games aren’t real?
Why are video games more stimulating than anything else?
Society has changed. We interact with machines all day long. Why should how we relax be any different? Also I “interact” with people online that I cannot interact with otherwise because we live states and even countries apart (and I;m referring to people I actually know not randoms).
What can you possibly achieve in a game that would take years to otherwise accomplish? Become an NCAA superstar, unlikely. Rush Normandy, impossible. I really doubt most kids hit the bench press in Duke Nukem and thought, “damn I must be ripped now! Look at my pecs man!”
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What are your thoughts on Big Game Hunter?
Even fat kids who don’t make the cut can pull a trigger.[/quote]
True, but it’s pretty expensive to go on a big game hunt. Plus I thought big fat kids were big game? [/quote]
I can’t shoot them!!!
Besides, all you really need are a license (costs less than a video game)
A gun (can be borrowed or purchased used for a video game console)
And public hunting land (plentiful in most states)
Of course a private ranch or lease is better but animals live on public land too.
And bullets cost like ten bucks for a box, less than a second remote.
And you can actually shoot an animal. And spend quality time with friends. And get plastered by a bonfire and shock yourself with the stupidity alcohol, guns, fire and a video camera during a black out drunk fest can lead to.
And wonder why you are still alive.
Way better than a game.
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And use blanks and pretend to shoot each other.
All get naked and circle jerk…wait not that.[/quote]
You can’t tell me the fear of having been shot isn’t more thrilling than some robot getting blown up by a bazooka ray 205 and some shit.
How alive do you think that guy felt after he knew he wasn’t shot? Probably very even if he was ungreatful.
I’ve never done the circle jerk thing, not that I remember. But trains… lets just say college was a mixture of drugs, booze and porn style sex for me with a few tests thrown in.
way more fun than the halo playing classmates who began to look like sun allergic zombies.[/quote]
How you like me now, I got a tan.



