Grumpy Pundit: Men Play Too Many Dang Videogames
- Thread starter Greg Tito
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This is how old prune conservative radio hosts cope with their mid-life depression / erectile dysfunction.
He only wants us to 'man up' because he's completely lost that ability.
He only wants us to 'man up' because he's completely lost that ability.
... I'll give you five bucks for it.cjbos81 said:
OT: Shrug. He can piss off. That's all I really have to say on the matter.
Hahahahaha, you win the thread. *Bows*cjbos81 said:
It's amazing how people who have problems with other people's hobbies never seem to have the same problems with their own, isn't it? I don't usually stereotype, but given who we're dealing with here... I think this guy should probably put down the whiskey and his hunting rifle and stop shooting defenceless critters!
This.Sober Thal said:
I'm no fan of conservatives (here or abroad) and I've no idea who this Bennett is (I'm British) but my bullshitometer started twitching upon reading Greg's article. The quote above sounds much more believable to me than the claims made in Greg's article.Sober Thal said:
On topic, it is interesting to see the ongoing debate in the Facebook comments section on what defines a man. Seems that Bennett at least has a point in that everyone is rather muddled in this area, though I question whether the lack of a clear and universally accepted definition is necessarily a bad thing.
I think I missed the part where men and women were in some sort of competition to do better in life than each other. So women are getting better educations and getting better salaries and that's... baaad?
An old conservative thinks young people are ruining everything and that if they just did what his generation did, everything would be so much better.
Shocking.
Every generation has plenty of people who think that the new generation messed everything up and that the only solution is to go back to the old way of doing things (even when the old way no longer makes sense given the present state of the world). This sentiment occurs in some portion of every generation in more or less all of human history.
In many ways, this seems like a sort of self-preservation. Clearly, "being a man" in these ways is a big part of his identity. Seeing these things change is probably somewhat uncomfortable to him as it's becoming clearer that a lot of the things he thought were necessary might not be.
Shocking.
Every generation has plenty of people who think that the new generation messed everything up and that the only solution is to go back to the old way of doing things (even when the old way no longer makes sense given the present state of the world). This sentiment occurs in some portion of every generation in more or less all of human history.
In many ways, this seems like a sort of self-preservation. Clearly, "being a man" in these ways is a big part of his identity. Seeing these things change is probably somewhat uncomfortable to him as it's becoming clearer that a lot of the things he thought were necessary might not be.
This man is a disgrace to conservatives and that's from someone who does think conservatives are hopelessly backwards.twm1709 said:
What the man doesn't understand is that not having a job is counter-intuitive to being a gamer. If I want to play the latest games, I'm going to need money to do that. It's been some time since I've actually bought a game with earned money, all the other times I got games I wanted, they were gifts on my birthday or for Christmas.Greg Tito said:
I'd gladly put the game controller down for forty or more hours a week. But seeing as I've been doing my best to get a job since I graduated from college last December and have had no luck because employers in my area are hiring like they are trying to find a savant. Heck, even McDonalds is like that, "oh, your only job was doing night stock at a grocery store a couple years ago, oh...okay, thanks for stopping by we'll call you." And here I thought fast food was one of those places for people that are desperate to find work and practically anybody can get hired for, my things have changed.
Seeing as my degree is in English, I wish I could think of something unique to write for the Escapist.
Seriously, this guy needs to shut up. Aside from all his anti gay, baby aborting nonsense, he has no right to tell people how to live.
Like someone else said, I am married with a child and a steady full time job. I also play videogames with whatever free time I can. Does this make me a lazy slacker too?
Like someone else said, I am married with a child and a steady full time job. I also play videogames with whatever free time I can. Does this make me a lazy slacker too?
I've played a lot of games, got a lot of achievements, had a great deal of fun and even learnt a few things--or had my interest piqued by games so I would go do some research.
But I have never eaten as many sandwiches as that man.
But I have never eaten as many sandwiches as that man.
This is where I knew whatever he was going to say, it would not be worth listening to. At all.Greg Tito said: