SOME guys are a SAD type of being. They like some other thing called girls. Guys also have a penis, and with their penis, they will want to impregnante as many girls as possible with their penis. If however their are unable to do that, they will shower girls with attention in the illusion that the girl will somehow be closer to the guy and more interested in him, thus being able to use his penis on her.
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Obviously not all men act/respond this way, but some do. And while it made be sad, I have always considered it just as sad that some women really need/desire/fish for that type of attention.
Anyone else a huge King/DT fan that picked this up today? If so, no spoilers please! Just wanted to touch base with any other Dark Tower fans and see how everyone is liking the book so far. :-)
I honestly don't care when people rage and flame in games (Hon, Lol, Dota, WoW) because i know im always pulling my own weight in those games, WHILE im having fun. If someone feels like raging and blaming me for being the cause of a loss, i ignore it (almost) completely. My point is, i dont understand why so many people feel so hurt / take things so personally in a GAME. No matter WHAT people write, just ignore it?
I'm with you, I just ignore it. I think the main point of the post however is that once upon a time, a not so very long time ago, you just didn't see it/have to deal with it half as much as you do now. And then the discussion of why/when/how it changed and if it's really changed all that much.
I posted earlier in the thread that I do agree that things have definitely changed for the worse. Someone mentioned internet culture contributing to this kind of bullying which I agree with. The nameless-ness and faceless-ness of it all empowers all kids/teen/adults. The internet and online gaming acts as a medium for cathartic release of pent up frustrations. After all it's really easy to be an asshole to someone when there is no possible negative repercussions like meeting you at the bike racks after school or de-pantsing you in PE class or keying your car. It gives people new levels to compete with one another and offers a different arena where it doesn't matter how old or smart or athletic you are, and lets face it, no one cheers for the nice guy...
There were plenty of jerks in the "nerd" communities, since... well forever.
Don't let nostalgia get in the way of reality. If you never encountered a nerd jerk, you probably didn't have a have a very fulfilling life as a gamer.
As a past "jock" type who never hurt a fly I can definitely agree with this...lol. Then again, I was a female jock, and have been ridiculed most of my young life for supposedly being a lesbian or having man-hands or whatever unoriginal crap the pretty girls came up with that day so maybe I have a different attitude than the typical male jock. I have never been about swinging my dick (if you will) in others' faces, in game or out.
Honestly, I think part of the online community issues have some root in the new generation of what I like to call the "uber-nerds", who feel online gaming is solely their domain. I'm not sure where this ridiculous sense of entitlement came from, but it's all over WoW, especially for those who play on RP servers. I swear, the first time I make mention of my fantasy football team or the Detroit Tigers or UFC, some people get pissy and feel that I'm gloating. No, I just like to be able to carry on a conversation that doesn't entirely revolve around the game I'm currently playing!!! Considering I used to be one of those people who could play WoW 40+ hours a week, it was nice to discuss something else on occasion. But if it ever strayed outside typical nerdy conversation, I was suddenly snooty or even unlikable.
Lets face it, it's not cool to be normal (whatever that means) anymore. Everyone has to be one extreme or the other, and those of us who dwell in the middle get "the treatment" just like everyone else. It's part of the reason I have withdrawn from MMO's almost entirely. There are good people out there, whether they are nerds or jocks or somewhere in between, I just lack the patience to sort through all the muck to find those good people anymore.
Yeah, I'm really not sure why they'd like to release immediately following DIII. Not to mention, that would make it a June release and I don't know about you guys, but I'd prefer to be outside, drinking beer, and throwing horseshoes during my spare time when the weather is nice, not trying to split my available time between a couple of games I have been waiting patiently for.
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This ^^^ I edited it slightly.
Obviously not all men act/respond this way, but some do. And while it made be sad, I have always considered it just as sad that some women really need/desire/fish for that type of attention.
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I'm with you, I just ignore it. I think the main point of the post however is that once upon a time, a not so very long time ago, you just didn't see it/have to deal with it half as much as you do now. And then the discussion of why/when/how it changed and if it's really changed all that much.
I posted earlier in the thread that I do agree that things have definitely changed for the worse. Someone mentioned internet culture contributing to this kind of bullying which I agree with. The nameless-ness and faceless-ness of it all empowers all kids/teen/adults. The internet and online gaming acts as a medium for cathartic release of pent up frustrations. After all it's really easy to be an asshole to someone when there is no possible negative repercussions like meeting you at the bike racks after school or de-pantsing you in PE class or keying your car. It gives people new levels to compete with one another and offers a different arena where it doesn't matter how old or smart or athletic you are, and lets face it, no one cheers for the nice guy...
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As a past "jock" type who never hurt a fly I can definitely agree with this...lol. Then again, I was a female jock, and have been ridiculed most of my young life for supposedly being a lesbian or having man-hands or whatever unoriginal crap the pretty girls came up with that day so maybe I have a different attitude than the typical male jock. I have never been about swinging my dick (if you will) in others' faces, in game or out.
Honestly, I think part of the online community issues have some root in the new generation of what I like to call the "uber-nerds", who feel online gaming is solely their domain. I'm not sure where this ridiculous sense of entitlement came from, but it's all over WoW, especially for those who play on RP servers. I swear, the first time I make mention of my fantasy football team or the Detroit Tigers or UFC, some people get pissy and feel that I'm gloating. No, I just like to be able to carry on a conversation that doesn't entirely revolve around the game I'm currently playing!!! Considering I used to be one of those people who could play WoW 40+ hours a week, it was nice to discuss something else on occasion. But if it ever strayed outside typical nerdy conversation, I was suddenly snooty or even unlikable.
Lets face it, it's not cool to be normal (whatever that means) anymore. Everyone has to be one extreme or the other, and those of us who dwell in the middle get "the treatment" just like everyone else. It's part of the reason I have withdrawn from MMO's almost entirely. There are good people out there, whether they are nerds or jocks or somewhere in between, I just lack the patience to sort through all the muck to find those good people anymore.
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Yeahhhh, they kinda stomped Porcello in his balls today. Verlander is playing tonight so I'm hoping that game goes better than the first!
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Eventually they'll let me on again! Right...?
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PS: There are a lot of crazy cat people in this thread. I mean srsly.
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