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<p>ftw... .</p>
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Anyway, I think video games are stupid and they waste time. There are better things you could be doing.
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<p>Trust me, if a primary goal would be to show how smart I am, I would be over there creating "Grade Detriments II" thread. For the present, I judge video games to be a fun activity.</p>
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Either way you put it, video games are the biggest waste of time for sophmores and freshman, by the time you guys get to junior year video games won't be that appealing to you anymore, atleast thats what happens with most guys, but CC guys seem to be the exception.
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<p>The comprehension of Infinity requires infinite time. Therefore work or not, it's all the same."
- Strugatskie</p>
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Either way you put it, video games are the biggest waste of time for sophmores and freshman, by the time you guys get to junior year video games won't be that appealing to you anymore, atleast thats what happens with most guys, but CC guys seem to be the exception.
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<p>ZOMG! I've graduated from college and I still play video games! I must be a real loser! Except...oops...most of my friends do as well!</p>
<p>I love people who think that other people's hobbies are a "waste of time," but theirs are always supremely good things to be doing.</p>
<p>:rolleyes:</p>
<p>Okay, I just want to run with this rant for a bit...</p>
<p>Video games, like anything else, are a way to pass the time and enjoy oneself. They are essentially no different from reading a book, watching a movie, running a couple of miles, catching up on episodes of 24, or playing a round of whatever sport makes you feel "manly."</p>
<p>The only difference, of course, is that they're a bit more sedentary than sports (though arguably a little more cerebral that watching TV), and still have a bit of a "nerdy" stigma attached to them. However, for whatever it's worth, playing WoW has helped me keep in touch with my friends back in the US, pass my very large spans of free time with something enjoyable, and not go completely stir crazy.</p>
<p>Feel free to judge that. I don't see anything wrong with it, other than the very sedentary nature (which I counteract with daily exercise, of course.) But, would it be "better" if I were instead playing some "manly" sport with friends or doing what YOU like to do, game detractors? Because I bet you that many of the things you do seem like a waste of time to others. </p>
<p>I suppose that I could better spend my time reading-- in fact, I've decided to cut down a bit on WoW to finish a half dozen or so of the books on my list-- but I ENJOY it. I don't see how this really warrants silly (and rather childish, if you ask me) commentary along the lines of what FSU-UF has dished out. Of course, I suspect that he's probably just trolling and trying to get a rise out of people. Therefore, it would be best to simply ignore him, but I feel like standing on my soapbox for a while right now.</p>
<p>Okay, I'm done.</p>
<p>FSU, what do YOU do with your free time that's so great, anyway?</p>
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<p>Uhh...yeah there is. Things like reading and exercising are much more productive than sitting in front of a television for hours on end trying to find the seven fingered squirrel and his accomplice.</p>
<p>There are more productive things than reading and exercising, and even more productive things than that!
Where's the key? In moderation!</p>
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Things like reading and exercising are much more productive than sitting in front of a television for hours on end trying to find the seven fingered squirrel and his accomplice.
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<p>Depends on what you're reading, if you ask me. Is it really any better if you sit down and read pop fiction? I don't see how zoning out to a Crichton-Grisham special is any better.</p>
<p>Again, keep in mind that people place different amounts of utility on different activities. To YOU, that extra two hours of exercise would be worth it. To me, someone who's already putting in two hours of running a day, I get no more utility out of it.</p>
<p>The point is-- and perhaps I'm not as clear as I should be-- that judging people based on how they spend their free time is really quite pretentious and silly. If a person meets their obligations every day, what's so bad about them wanting to do something that brings them joy?</p>
<p>I don't tell people that they're losers for watching the Super Bowl, so why am I a loser for doing what makes me happy?</p>
<p>Oh, crap...I didn't notice this is the high school forum.</p>
<p>Now I get why so many people are insecure. </p>
<p>Carry on, everyone.</p>
<p>I don't have a problem with people who do certain things like play video games, do drugs, workout etc, I do have a problem with people who do them excessively. Not saying that I know all of you but anyone who plays video games more than 3hrs a day or 14hrs a week is being excessive, it also depends on the activity. Things like video games are what makes the United States one of the most, if not the most obese countries in the world. but whatever, my opinion won't change you guys favorite hobbies, although I personally ask myself why did I ever buy my playstation 2 and spend 300 dollars, yet not use it more than an hr a month, usually just to play a dvd.</p>
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<p>Yes, it's a contributing factor. But come live in Japan and you'll find that these people spend just as much time engaging in sedentary activities, but don't balloon up like us Yanks.</p>
<p>Why? Diet. I bet if more people playing games snacked on fruits and veggies instead of pizza and cola, you'd have far fewer obese gamers.</p>
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<p>Reading literature is just about the most unproductive thing you can do.</p>
<p>And don't bash the seven fingered squirrels.</p>
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No diet. Lack of junkfood :)</p>
<p>mr_chipset,</p>
<p>I dunno if you are being sarcastic about "diet" as in "to diet," but I meant diet as in, "what they eat on a daily basis."</p>
<p>If not, then WTB sarcasm filter online, PST me, serious offers only.</p>
<p>Oh, and Japan does not lack in junk food. Believe me. My local market is about 15-20% junk food. They eat sweets to the point of rotted teeth.</p>
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I dunno if you are being sarcastic about "diet" as in "to diet," but I meant diet as in, "what they eat on a daily basis."
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<p>Uh, sorry, I imagined word "diet" as in someone eating two leafs of fat-free bamboo tree daily, not as in "menu of the day".</p>
<p>I envisioned "diet" as being the Japanese parliament</p>
<p>well, not really, but it's a good joke.</p>
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<p>well, not really, but it's a good joke.
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<p>wow. just wow.</p>
<p>stop bringing back ehap memories!!</p>
<p>if any of you want a more rigorous appraisal of why video-game bashing is stupid, nozick's "anarchy, state, and utopia" has a good explanation of why judging certain kinds of happiness as intrinsically "bad" or "good" is inherently unjustifiable - and why the formal adoption of such ideological schemas empowers the state to commit egregious rights violations.</p>
<p>to jonathan k. and all you other hataz, your espousal of your anti-video-game ideology have micropolitical impacts that could end up hurting you in the end. :)</p>
<p>I still play video games as a junior, but not as much as I used to. I also mess around with software like photoshop and Flash. (good hobbies for geeks). Other than that, I can't think of much to do around here.</p>
<p>nozick is no longer hardcore. boo!</p>