I'm 13. Is that a problem?
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Humans are more attracted to the bad than the good.
Turn on the news. Are you more likely to hear of a large disaster or how everything is perfectly fine in some remote village for the first time in x years.
You are more likely to hear about the idiot of a thirteen year old than the quiet one intelligent one.
Negative stereotypes exist everywhere. You just need to learn to accept that this is how people perceive your demographic, and then prove them wrong.
Turn on the news. Are you more likely to hear of a large disaster or how everything is perfectly fine in some remote village for the first time in x years.
You are more likely to hear about the idiot of a thirteen year old than the quiet one intelligent one.
Negative stereotypes exist everywhere. You just need to learn to accept that this is how people perceive your demographic, and then prove them wrong.
You obviously are a thoughtful person, so disregard my answer on a personal basis.EBHughsThe1st said:
Most younger people on the internet or in a game are there to, seemingly, annoy for a response or to get attention. They feel that they only belong when people on the internet pay attention to them, and will do anything to get it. When this is mixed with the generality of early-teens having a terrible taste in, well, everything, it becomes exacerbated.
P.S. - I didn't write this down to invite a report, I am just writing what I have seen personally. Please do not report me.
Because that's what most of you are. Not all, off course, but most.EBHughsThe1st said:
That's why the word "most" exists. To qualify that amount between "all" and "half". The amount between, and including, 99 and 51%. In mathematical terms: 100>Most>50
It's not unfounded hate. Simply put, around the 13 years of age mark kids simply lack both maturity and mental capacity to be... Well... Nice to hang out with. Some 13 year olders are more mature than others, off course, but the majority are just annoying.
If it makes you feel any better, older age only gives a slightly better statistical probability of finding maturity.
Loud-mouthed, Xbox-loving, curse-flinging homophobics.EBHughsThe1st said:
Either way, experience shows. Children are often the most annoying people on the 'net (in fact, they are THE most annoying), and they really lack much experience is life to be significant in any significant way.
I know there are exceptions (and I am, in fact 15, and I miss the days when I was younger and everybody said 'god damn, I thought ye' was 20, er sumthin', buoy'), but generalizing is what the internet does best.
Haven't played online gaming since the launch of Halo 3.
The amount of homophobic/racists insults hurled at me (despite being a straight, white guy), by incredibly squeaky-voiced people, just because I'd killed them (the entire point of the game) was ridiculous. And this was every single time I'd played. Put me right off.
The reasons most 13-year-olds are looked down on in gaming are for similar experiences above. Plus the fact they're 15/M/18 rated games which shouldn't be played by 13-year-olds anyway, at the least not online.
But if they(/you?) keep quiet, are polite, and limit mic usage then most people won't even realise you're 13. Just break the stereotype, and you won't be stereotyped by people online. But the stereotype exists for a reason.
Much prefer gaming with 4 buddies in the same room. Much more entertaining (or, if you have space, linked Xboxes with 2x teams of 4 in different rooms). Not playing online isn't too detrimental to me as I don't own a 360/PS3 (was playing on a mates whilst he was on holiday - he said I could).
The amount of homophobic/racists insults hurled at me (despite being a straight, white guy), by incredibly squeaky-voiced people, just because I'd killed them (the entire point of the game) was ridiculous. And this was every single time I'd played. Put me right off.
The reasons most 13-year-olds are looked down on in gaming are for similar experiences above. Plus the fact they're 15/M/18 rated games which shouldn't be played by 13-year-olds anyway, at the least not online.
But if they(/you?) keep quiet, are polite, and limit mic usage then most people won't even realise you're 13. Just break the stereotype, and you won't be stereotyped by people online. But the stereotype exists for a reason.
Much prefer gaming with 4 buddies in the same room. Much more entertaining (or, if you have space, linked Xboxes with 2x teams of 4 in different rooms). Not playing online isn't too detrimental to me as I don't own a 360/PS3 (was playing on a mates whilst he was on holiday - he said I could).
we all where or are 13, its a completely normal age to like computer games and trully start nerdiness, so no i dont find evry 13 year olds idiots, its more after what country i think, for example there arent many big mouthed 13 year old, only thing they do is hang with 5 girls while trying to look cool (most the time)
Well I am only 14 and people don't ever bother me about my voice or my stupid non excistant youtube videos. Its just people don't like it when the loud ones talk on the mic. And then when other ones complain that they are stereotyped.
I've already explained earlier in the thread why I stated that (though these sort of responses suggest why The Escapist appears to get somewhat regular troll visits) so I'm not going to do so again. It's not a "fair point" for the reason I stated in my original post.Jonatron said:
Because at that age, 95% of them are loud mouth thicko's who like to insult people and threaten them. The othre 5% are usually quite nice.
Of course, when you get to 14, like me, 100% of us are intellectual, sociable, lovel...Oh who am I kidding, 14 is worse than 13...
Of course, when you get to 14, like me, 100% of us are intellectual, sociable, lovel...Oh who am I kidding, 14 is worse than 13...
Because the majority of "13 year olds" on xbl and such aren't actually 13, they're younger but wont admit it. Trust me I've ran into it lots of times either on the internet or at school. Just stop worrying if people think you're fitting into a stereotype and enjoy whatever game you're playing.