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Sometimes I see a 200,000 word OP about a TV show or see somebody really analyzing and playing with numbers in a game like EVE or memorizing a books' worth of data about some mmo.... My q is this: why not funnel all that brain power and memory and effort into a trade or skill that will earn you money and respect? I'm convinced that at a basic level, it all amounts to the same thing.
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Jun 30, 2014 04:33
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it actually amounts to this: i a m g a y
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Jun 30, 2014 04:35
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video games provide immediate gratification through loud sounds and displays of violence
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Jun 30, 2014 04:36
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BKPR posted:video games provide immediate gratification through loud sounds and displays of violence Not at the level these guys play at. It's just stats.
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Jun 30, 2014 04:38
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what if the next hitler is out there but instead of killing millions of jews he just cant stop playing WoW makes u think
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Jun 30, 2014 04:38
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Samuel L. ACKSYN posted:what if the next hitler is out there but instead of killing millions of jews he just cant stop playing WoW Then he's not the next Hitler. Because the next Hitler will be Miley Cyrus. The Hitler after that will only kill 3 jews before he gets caught but the Hitler after THAT! Poosh I wouldn't want to be living then ... so I'll just gas myself right now to save him the bother
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Jun 30, 2014 04:45
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I am OK posted:Sometimes I see a 200,000 word OP about a TV show or see somebody really analyzing and playing with numbers in a game like EVE or memorizing a books' worth of data about some mmo.... My q is this: why not funnel all that brain power and memory and effort into a trade or skill that will earn you money and respect? I'm convinced that at a basic level, it all amounts to the same thing. because i have money, respect and a hot gf so i need something to do with all my time when im not lifting heavy poo poo or loving my gf op
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Jun 30, 2014 04:49
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I am OK posted:Sometimes I see a 200,000 word OP about a TV show or see somebody really analyzing and playing with numbers in a game like EVE or memorizing a books' worth of data about some mmo.... My q is this: why not funnel all that brain power and memory and effort into a trade or skill that will earn you money and respect? I'm convinced that at a basic level, it all amounts to the same thing. hey man there's a international tournament of League of Legends so it's basically the same as the olympics
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Jun 30, 2014 04:52
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I am OK posted:Sometimes I see a 200,000 word OP about a TV show or see somebody really analyzing and playing with numbers in a game like EVE or memorizing a books' worth of data about some mmo.... My q is this: why not funnel all that brain power and memory and effort into a trade or skill that will earn you money and respect? I'm convinced that at a basic level, it all amounts to the same thing. re: video games, most of it really isn't that complicated at all. EVE is babby's first centrally managed market compared to real economics, for example as for TV shows, as someone with an English degree let me assure you that the ability to analyze fiction has no useful applications whatsoever beyond analyzing fiction. it's a lot of fun, though.
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Jun 30, 2014 04:53
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learning how to play a game (esp a spergy one) is kind of a skill, but one no one cares about or respects. dopamine receptors don't know that though, psych!
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Jun 30, 2014 05:04
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Sperglord weirdos who only like fantasy, scifi, and fiction. Real would scary. Underwear from Kmart. Definitely Kmart. I can count cards. *rainman 2014
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Jun 30, 2014 05:25
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I am OK posted:Sometimes I see a 200,000 word OP about a TV show or see somebody really analyzing and playing with numbers in a game like EVE or memorizing a books' worth of data about some mmo.... My q is this: why not funnel all that brain power and memory and effort into a trade or skill that will earn you money and respect? I'm convinced that at a basic level, it all amounts to the same thing. What do you do with your effort, maintain virginity streaks and fun killer supreme status
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Jun 30, 2014 06:05
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maybe not everyone is obsessed with money, and I mean the only trade everyone really respects is medicine and even that's going downhill fast, so what's the question again? sure you could be an awesome scientist but in America they get about as much money/respect as professional gamers, soooo
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Jun 30, 2014 09:53
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somebody's never seen 'wargames'. what i mean here is all this time playing ARMA has gotta pay off somehow
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Jun 30, 2014 10:02
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Sometimes I see an OP post a 100 word post about how nerds suck and I wonder who they are trying to fool when they literally paid actual money for the privilege of talking to a bunch of other nerds on an internet forum.
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Jun 30, 2014 10:02
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Because its something I like and that other people like, and I'd like for people to hear my opinion on it? It's not that different from literary analysis but i'd assume that the op hates that as well.
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Jun 30, 2014 10:06
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hmmm interesting idea, but how many levels will that get me? which is the better strat, putting the energy into a trade or into a skill? can/should i cross class? pls lemme know asap
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Jun 30, 2014 10:07
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v idija gams taught me how to love, loss and the price of ore
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Jun 30, 2014 10:13
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I am OK posted:Sometimes I see a 200,000 word OP about a TV show or see somebody really analyzing and playing with numbers in a game like EVE or memorizing a books' worth of data about some mmo.... My q is this: why not funnel all that brain power and memory and effort into a trade or skill that will earn you money and respect? I'm convinced that at a basic level, it all amounts to the same thing.
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Jun 30, 2014 10:23
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I am OK posted:Sometimes I see a 200,000 word OP about a TV show or see somebody really analyzing and playing with numbers in a game like EVE or memorizing a books' worth of data about some mmo.... My q is this: why not funnel all that brain power and memory and effort into a trade or skill that will earn you money and respect? I'm convinced that at a basic level, it all amounts to the same thing. money and respect are lovely reasons to do anything
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Jun 30, 2014 10:27
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what is a hard core hamer?
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Jun 30, 2014 10:35
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is this a good place to trade big buck hunter 2013 spreadsheets
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Jun 30, 2014 10:42
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i can answer this honestly OP, i don't specialise in one game but i play lots of different ones it's just to pass the time, i don't really have any job prospects and my back is real hosed, so i just play stuff to entertain myself this doesn't mean i've neglected learning new things, i've taught myself audio engineering and have learnt to play several instruments and that may actually lead to employment in the future, but for now it's just a lot of waiting
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Jun 30, 2014 10:53
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cat doter posted:i can answer this honestly OP, i don't specialise in one game but i play lots of different ones do you play anything whimsical
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Jun 30, 2014 10:55
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You're right OP. I could be shift leader at McDonalds if only I applied myself. drat this lazy Mario playing Seinfeld watching body!!
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Jun 30, 2014 10:57
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plain blue jacket posted:do you play anything whimsical I enjoy the rayman games
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Jun 30, 2014 10:59
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cat doter posted:I enjoy the rayman games I really enjoy the rainman games.
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Jun 30, 2014 13:30
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I really enjoy
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Jun 30, 2014 13:33
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The main reason is adhering to a fixed schedule sucks.
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Jun 30, 2014 13:40
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Gypsum Fantastic posted:Sometimes I see an OP post a 100 word post about how nerds suck and I wonder who they are trying to fool when they literally paid actual money for the privilege of talking to a bunch of other nerds on an internet forum. sup
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Jun 30, 2014 13:41
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i am going to submit my proposed op for the hit video game Shoot Man & Testoterone Dude 16 as my phd thesis, and i'll only post it once i pass the viva
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Jun 30, 2014 13:43
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ps i will be talking about how "problematic" and stuff it is occasionally because i am doing my phd in gender studies
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Jun 30, 2014 13:45
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Ootrek posted:i am going to submit my proposed op for the hit video game Shoot Man & Testoterone Dude 16 as my phd thesis, and i'll only post it once i pass the viva I can only assume that both Shoot Man and Testosterone dude are both transgendered in some form.
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Jun 30, 2014 14:31
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you knwo what this is exactly what ive realized about my own life lately. video games are such a tremendous waste of time, anyway im in the process of going back to school to eventually get into a plumbing apprenticeship. i dont mind getting dirty and the starting pay is like $28/h and at least mario was a plumber right? Seriously trades are where its at.
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Jun 30, 2014 19:59
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Saw the thread title, said "yes, that is me" out loud, clicked the thread, didnt read any of it, scrolled all the way to the bottom, and replied <- this way
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Jun 30, 2014 20:03
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i hate my real life so i pour energy into something that doesn't leave me contemplating shooting myself in themouth
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Jun 30, 2014 20:14
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I'm horribly depressed so I do whatever provides the most amount of entertainment for the least amount of actual effort.
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Jun 30, 2014 20:25
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every human endeavor is equally worthless op, stop deluding yourself into thinking wasting away as a corporate drone is better than sitting in front of a tv 16 hours a day
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Jun 30, 2014 20:49
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I am OK posted:Sometimes I see a 200,000 word OP about a TV show or see somebody really analyzing and playing with numbers in a game like EVE or memorizing a books' worth of data about some mmo.... My q is this: why not funnel all that brain power and memory and effort into a trade or skill that will earn you money and respect? I'm convinced that at a basic level, it all amounts to the same thing. I had that realization when I was EVE trading for hours a day and now I trade on financial markets and do alright for myself I suppose. Nothing I could live on comfortably but in the black for sure. I still play games a lot though, they're just more fun than real life sometimes. Overall I'd say that games allow you to do poo poo you'd otherwise never be able to do. For example, I funnel a bunch of brain power into RTS games and simulation and RPG games because I'm probably never going to be the leader of a country or a general of an army so a video game is the next best thing. babypolis posted:every human endeavor is equally worthless op, stop deluding yourself into thinking wasting away as a corporate drone is better than sitting in front of a tv 16 hours a day That too unless you're like a scientist or some poo poo but I don't have the math skill for that Tuxedo Catfish posted:re: video games, most of it really isn't that complicated at all. EVE is babby's first centrally managed market compared to real economics, for example Also this. Moridin920 fucked around with this message at 21:45 on Jun 30, 2014 |
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Moridin920 posted:That too spending years of your life to obtain a single data point that maybe kinda proves a minor assumption in a much larger theory isnt any better, sorry
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