Grumpy Pundit: Men Play Too Many Dang Videogames
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My obsession with golfing was never seen as 'acceptable'... although that probably has something to do with not playing gold but waiting in the bushes around hole 11 with a five iron at the local private golf club... and now I can make an entire suit out of gold rolexes... rolexii? whatever... I just need to find a good lining for it... those watchbands pinch in the most delicate of places.Dastardly said:
I think his opinion doesn't apply to anyone because he's a raving fucking dickbag.Icehearted said:
I'm a grad student. I regularly work more 60 hours a week in the lab. I have a girlfriend with whom I recently moved in with, and we're figuring things out about how to handle finances and the more mundane matters of living together. I make jack and diddly squat, yet I still manage to make my budget fit.
I spend a couple hours a day playing computer to unwind.
Unlike him, my work will actually benefit mankind in the long run.
You can guess what my opinion of his words is.
I spend a couple hours a day playing computer to unwind.
Unlike him, my work will actually benefit mankind in the long run.
You can guess what my opinion of his words is.
This man is an ass. But like many, he does come close to having a point.
Those that are unemployed and cite 'no one is hiring' as the excuse, get a job at a fast-food place or in retail. Seriously, it will look more professional if you took a job, any job, rather than go unemployed until you can get one in your desired field. Few employers are going to be as interested in a potential employee if they lazily sat around for a year saying 'no one is hiring'... It is only an excuse at that point.
If you are unwilling to work at such jobs, develop a thicker skin. You are a bum, don't complain when called one.
This old fuck is an ass for making it a gender based complaint. All citizens have the responsibility to get a job and be a productive member of society. Regardless of gender/ethnicity/creed, it is part of the social contract for all the sweet perks we have for living in the west.
I mean, you don't really have to get a job, you can be a mooch if you want. I'd hope self-respect would keep people from being a complete and utter ****, but whatever, to each their own.
Those that are unemployed and cite 'no one is hiring' as the excuse, get a job at a fast-food place or in retail. Seriously, it will look more professional if you took a job, any job, rather than go unemployed until you can get one in your desired field. Few employers are going to be as interested in a potential employee if they lazily sat around for a year saying 'no one is hiring'... It is only an excuse at that point.
If you are unwilling to work at such jobs, develop a thicker skin. You are a bum, don't complain when called one.
This old fuck is an ass for making it a gender based complaint. All citizens have the responsibility to get a job and be a productive member of society. Regardless of gender/ethnicity/creed, it is part of the social contract for all the sweet perks we have for living in the west.
I mean, you don't really have to get a job, you can be a mooch if you want. I'd hope self-respect would keep people from being a complete and utter ****, but whatever, to each their own.
Oh man, that was a good laugh. I cant help but think that it's a good thing that women are getting better wages and more degrees.
Haha!GonzoGamer said:
Only a matter of time till his generation dies out and our generation can take over the job of talking down any new media/developments.
Nope. Not until you've consumed the raw flesh of the bear you just killed with your bare hands, while roaring like a lion of sheer manliness!Greg Tito said:
>: D (or is it BEAR hands?)
....But no, really? This guy is exactly what the title says. A grumpy old man who thinks that just because men don't have the world by the balls anymore, we're a bunch of sissies who..........
You know what? I'm done giving him any more attention. *flips open DS and goes back to Advance wars*
A grumpy young gamer says the grumpy old man should put down the pies and get a salad.Greg Tito said:
I fail to see why I should take lifestyle tips from somone who is morbidly obese.
"Bennett thinks it is a shame that women hold more college degrees than men and that their salaries are growing much faster than men."
Well... one's got to have more than the other.
OT: Overweight, middle-aged arse hole assumes gaming takes away from Important Activity X, but probably wouldn't give two shits if it was Hobby Y. What else is new?
Well... one's got to have more than the other.
OT: Overweight, middle-aged arse hole assumes gaming takes away from Important Activity X, but probably wouldn't give two shits if it was Hobby Y. What else is new?
Although I extremely dislike the implied anti-feminine sentiment of his statements
"... this culture that sends confusing signals to young men, a culture that is agnostic about what it wants men to be, with a clear and achievable notion of manhood."
that statement is very true. I'm sure his definition of "man" and mine differ, but it is true nonetheless.
Overall, I remain opposed to his idea that a single hobby is the source of our lethargy. Society as a whole is just closing in on a breaking point. Things are too convenient and our demand for labor is less than our supply of it. I recommend reading the novel Fight Club, though it is only a treatment rather than a cure. The solution must come from within ourselves.
"... this culture that sends confusing signals to young men, a culture that is agnostic about what it wants men to be, with a clear and achievable notion of manhood."
that statement is very true. I'm sure his definition of "man" and mine differ, but it is true nonetheless.
Overall, I remain opposed to his idea that a single hobby is the source of our lethargy. Society as a whole is just closing in on a breaking point. Things are too convenient and our demand for labor is less than our supply of it. I recommend reading the novel Fight Club, though it is only a treatment rather than a cure. The solution must come from within ourselves.
I think he's just offended that women are getting degrees and having successful careers.
In any case, I don't care what this man thinks is the good and proper way for a man to behave. I have a job and pay taxes, he has no authority to dictate to me what I should be doing with my spare time and if he were a real conservative he'd acknowledge that.
In any case, I don't care what this man thinks is the good and proper way for a man to behave. I have a job and pay taxes, he has no authority to dictate to me what I should be doing with my spare time and if he were a real conservative he'd acknowledge that.