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I read back through a lot of this and I'm irritated by this notion that if you're unhappy with an aspect of a video game, or an entire video game, or games in general, people assume you're just depressed.
It's possible to become unhappy by seeing something that's actually true and just not knowing how to deal with it. In my case, it's the recognition of the pattern that, even when an RPG / Class Based / Fighting game (basically any game with a variance in characters or abilities) has the appearance of being fresh and new, there's some meta underlying it that makes 90% of the game's content irrelevant. Even if the game is brand new, it doesn't matter. There's plenty of people who have 12+ hours a day to game and they'll have the game picked apart before you even get home and get it installed.
It is THAT notion about gaming, the false impression of variety, that makes me sad. This doesn't mean I'm depressed. The concern I have is in regards to a state of affairs that is true. I've probably thought about it more than most people, and I'm guessing my sadness with this notion is proportionate to the amount I've considered it. Meaning: anyone else who thinks down this same path will probably feel the same way I do.
Some good points were made about simply enjoying the game the way you want to, but the negative underlying state of affairs remains intact, even if you choose to ignore it.
The fact that people don't think deeply about things doesn't mean I'm depressed. It means they're dumb. Or they don't care. Or both. And I think deeply about everything because I have a brain and I got the opportunity to live as a sentient being when the other 99.999999% of the universe is inanimate matter. I cherish being able to think. I wish I was better at it, but the fact that I can do it at all is remarkable.
Edit: I'm also irritated by this idea that individuals such as Liberalce propagate that if you lose an argument that you're somehow a scrub. Or that you got "served," or that your street cred has been damaged. Losing an argument is a good thing because you now know what's true. I think the entire internet has forgotten that or has too much pride. I'm glad he's happy about his win. It may have been the only good thing that happened to him that entire day, and I found out I was wrong about the past records. I'm no worse off than him now because we both know the same information. The fact that he knew it earlier than me is irrelevant because we both know it now. (There are obviously times where it's critical that you have the correct information before someone else, but this isn't one of them.)
I hate comparing myself to Socrates because Ryan likes to take it out of context and make fun of me on his hidden website for doing so, but I do take comfort in knowing that a lot of people hated Socrates just for thinking a lot. It's happened all throughout history. Granted, he was way better at thinking than I am, but I'm trying. I'd rather be the guy that everyone hates but can think for himself, and isn't afraid to stumble and fall in front of others, than part of the 500+ jurors who sentenced him to death because thinking is scary.
It's possible to become unhappy by seeing something that's actually true and just not knowing how to deal with it. In my case, it's the recognition of the pattern that, even when an RPG / Class Based / Fighting game (basically any game with a variance in characters or abilities) has the appearance of being fresh and new, there's some meta underlying it that makes 90% of the game's content irrelevant. Even if the game is brand new, it doesn't matter. There's plenty of people who have 12+ hours a day to game and they'll have the game picked apart before you even get home and get it installed.
It is THAT notion about gaming, the false impression of variety, that makes me sad. This doesn't mean I'm depressed. The concern I have is in regards to a state of affairs that is true. I've probably thought about it more than most people, and I'm guessing my sadness with this notion is proportionate to the amount I've considered it. Meaning: anyone else who thinks down this same path will probably feel the same way I do.
Some good points were made about simply enjoying the game the way you want to, but the negative underlying state of affairs remains intact, even if you choose to ignore it.
The fact that people don't think deeply about things doesn't mean I'm depressed. It means they're dumb. Or they don't care. Or both. And I think deeply about everything because I have a brain and I got the opportunity to live as a sentient being when the other 99.999999% of the universe is inanimate matter. I cherish being able to think. I wish I was better at it, but the fact that I can do it at all is remarkable.
Edit: I'm also irritated by this idea that individuals such as Liberalce propagate that if you lose an argument that you're somehow a scrub. Or that you got "served," or that your street cred has been damaged. Losing an argument is a good thing because you now know what's true. I think the entire internet has forgotten that or has too much pride. I'm glad he's happy about his win. It may have been the only good thing that happened to him that entire day, and I found out I was wrong about the past records. I'm no worse off than him now because we both know the same information. The fact that he knew it earlier than me is irrelevant because we both know it now. (There are obviously times where it's critical that you have the correct information before someone else, but this isn't one of them.)
I hate comparing myself to Socrates because Ryan likes to take it out of context and make fun of me on his hidden website for doing so, but I do take comfort in knowing that a lot of people hated Socrates just for thinking a lot. It's happened all throughout history. Granted, he was way better at thinking than I am, but I'm trying. I'd rather be the guy that everyone hates but can think for himself, and isn't afraid to stumble and fall in front of others, than part of the 500+ jurors who sentenced him to death because thinking is scary.
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