Poll: Do you need a life? (Don't kill me)

[Lilani]

Hm, I'm not quite sure how to answer. I have a life, but I probably should attend to it more than I do. And I'm fairly certain these forums have quite a bit to do with that. So I guess I'll give a tentative no.

 

[bojackx]

This question is stupid, seeing as most people are answering with whether they think they have a life. The question should be changed to "do you think you have a life?", and that would make more sense anyway.

My answer, no. You don't need a life, like some other person said, "you're not gonna die without one".

Life is what you make of it. I have what I define as a life; a few close friends, plenty of free time, lots of money. I don't have a girlfriend, but you don't need one to have a life.

 

[Wolfram23]

I have a life and would like to get rid of it so I can go back to having fun playing videogames and lurking on the net. What I don't understand is why people see the need to tell me what I enjoy is wrong.

Hahaha, yes, this! I still make gaming a priority in my free time, but I'm lucky to get 10-15 hours of gaming in a week (most of that on a weekend). 20 hrs if I really try hard and ignore other fun activities.

 

[Muspelheim]

Error: Term non-applicable.

 

[MasochisticAvenger]

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Actually, the definition of "having a life" isn't decided by a few elistist snobs who think, just because you aren't doing things the way they want, you're doing it wrong. It's kind of like what bullies think of you in school isn't who you really are. I feel sorry for anyone who feels the need to put other people down for how they live their life.

The definition of a "hell of a night" is subjective, and will most likely be different from one person to the next. I don't like spending time with a lot of people, and I hate going to places other than the shops and a few places to eat. Should I make myself miserable and bored simply so I can say I have what society defines as "having a life".

I mean what if we suddenly became like Korea, where people who play Starcraft are seen on the same level as we see people who play sports?. That would mean people who play video games would become people we would aspire to. I mean video games have become far more mainstream than they used to be.

So everyone, just live your life how you choose to live it, and don't let people like this put you down.

 

[chadachada123]

I have a life.

That said, I need a life, too.

I voted yes, I need to get a life.

 

[Vault101]

Sorry guys, but 'doing what you love' isn't necessarily having a life. If you want to have a test to see if you have a life, try sitting down with family and talking about your day.

Does any of it refer to the real world?
If your day has consisted of (to take examples from above posts) running a videogame rental service, university studies or taking a girl to a decent restaurant, then congratulations. You have a life.

If you can't think of anything to say to anybody because your day consisted of watching anime or playing videogames...and this is the average day...then no. You don't have a life.

This isn't society's fault. Society likes to encourage human interaction. You can judge people for saying 'ohh man, I got so drunk last night', but honestly? You've sat at home and finally beat a video game boss, and they've had a hell of a night. If you don't WANT a life, that's fine. I won't think less of you for it.
But don't try and sit there and say 'ohhh, society always tells me what I do is wrong, I'm so hard done to!'. You clearly don't want anything to do with society, since it's clearly so beneath you, so stop complaining when it decides you're not worth bothering with.

As for me? It is true. Since I left my parents' house last year I've had little to do except videogames. I have no life right now. I did for a little while, when I had a temporary job, but once that finished I went right back to staying up till 5am and sleeping in till 3pm with videogames.
I. Have. No. Life. But, I'm not about to try and justify it by saying "Oh, well, I'm better than those jocks, because all they do is throw a ball around. I play VIDEOGAMES!"

I disgaree..your still defining life by a set of standards..a set of standard that dont suit everyone..you say they "had a hell of a night"...you think I would have enjoyed doing what they did?..no probably not

I remeber back when I finished portal 2...it was so awsome..and so exciting I can remeber my heart was racing, I had a blast. Then later "Groundhog day" was on..I watched it while making my own companion cube..just for the hell of it

THAT was a hell of a night

to put in another way..if there is somthing wrong or lacking in my life..then its up to ME to realise and change that..not somone else..because likleyhood is whoever says "get a life to me" probably has no fucking Idea

Eh... i suppose this here applies well

Spoiler: Spoilers save space

aww...thats actually really sweet ...and thats the thing, peopel tend to think less of what they dont know about

 

[Crazy]

Without a life I would be lifeless, dead. So yeah, I need and have a life.

 

[Vault101]

I will say one thing though

we say "live life how YOU want" which is very correct in alot of ways

but then I think it would be easyer to ignore your problems..if you were very unhappy about things,just buy burying it in more games/other stuff, and justify it this way..which would be temping

which makes me think its up to us (our responsbility) to really evaluate what we are happy/unhappy about in our lives, and try and change it

mabye..I dont know mabye Im just rambling here

 

[Thyunda]

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Actually, the definition of "having a life" isn't decided by a few elistist snobs who think, just because you aren't doing things the way they want, you're doing it wrong. It's kind of like what bullies think of you in school isn't who you really are. I feel sorry for anyone who feels the need to put other people down for how they live their life.

The definition of a "hell of a night" is subjective, and will most likely be different from one person to the next. I don't like spending time with a lot of people, and I hate going to places other than the shops and a few places to eat. Should I make myself miserable and bored simply so I can say I have what society defines as "having a life".

I mean what if we suddenly became like Korea, where people who play Starcraft are seen on the same level as we see people who play sports?. That would mean people who play video games would become people we would aspire to. I mean video games have become far more mainstream than they used to be.

So everyone, just live your life how you choose to live it, and don't let people like this put you down.

Oh shut your mouth, I'm no elitist. If we lived in South Korea where everybody was into games as sports then....actually, NO! I don't think somebody who sits indoors and watches football has any more of a life than a hardcore gamer does. Life is about people. If you have a problem with people, you have a problem with life.

At no point did I say you were BAD for not having a life. I merely said that you didn't have one. I didn't say you in particular...but...wait, you go out to eat? Heh, that's more than I do. If your life is lived in a virtual world, it's not a life. It's life. But not A life. Bullies are dicks because they can't comprehend why anybody wouldn't want a life.

But hey. You heard the saying 'life is for living'? Much as I enjoy games, I don't feel like I'm living. Nobody knows I'm here. I could die tomorrow and the community would not be impacted in the slightest.

Call me an elitist snob if you like, but that'd just make you a bitter kid who is no better than the bullies, because he happens to think that not having a life is a horrible thing too, so he fights to have the definition changed to include him too.
You know what that makes you? Makes you that kid who did everything the bully told him to, just so he wouldn't beat him no more. You don't have a life. Stop trying to tell people otherwise, and embrace the fact. Call it individuality if you like, but don't call it a freakin' life.

 

[DoomyMcDoom]

I'm sorry sir I already have a life, I date often I work and I party, also play video games write short storied paint practise a martial art, and work on my 1970 dodge polara when money and time permits.

 

[The Pinray]

Yeah, I do. And I don't judge people for doing what makes them happy, so long as it doesn't harm anyone else.

Life is what you make of it. If you have to follow what other people think a "life" should be then you are a sad person.

But whatever, I have a job, a busy social life, a girlfriend, and bills.

 

[Vault101]

snip

Actually, the definition of "having a life" isn't decided by a few elistist snobs who think, just because you aren't doing things the way they want, you're doing it wrong. It's kind of like what bullies think of you in school isn't who you really are. I feel sorry for anyone who feels the need to put other people down for how they live their life.

The definition of a "hell of a night" is subjective, and will most likely be different from one person to the next. I don't like spending time with a lot of people, and I hate going to places other than the shops and a few places to eat. Should I make myself miserable and bored simply so I can say I have what society defines as "having a life".

I mean what if we suddenly became like Korea, where people who play Starcraft are seen on the same level as we see people who play sports?. That would mean people who play video games would become people we would aspire to. I mean video games have become far more mainstream than they used to be.

So everyone, just live your life how you choose to live it, and don't let people like this put you down.

Oh shut your mouth, I'm no elitist. If we lived in South Korea where everybody was into games as sports then....actually, NO! I don't think somebody who sits indoors and watches football has any more of a life than a hardcore gamer does. Life is about people. If you have a problem with people, you have a problem with life.
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you cant just "claim" the definition of "a life"

thats like me saying "a Gamer is somone who plays on a PC and only a PC" just because I said, thats why

some people interact with people more than others, we all need that interaction but not all of us are social animals

I think somone said it very well that "outgoing people gain energy from others...introverted/quiet people spend energy"

thats how Ive often felt in certain situation, its not that you dont enjoy yourself but your "spending" energy and at the end of it all its tiring..so the Idea of going out for a huge party every weekend seems terrifying, when all you really want is time to enjoy yourself (like i said "some" not all social situations)

 

[MasochisticAvenger]

Oh shut your mouth, I'm no elitist. If we lived in South Korea where everybody was into games as sports then....actually, NO! I don't think somebody who sits indoors and watches football has any more of a life than a hardcore gamer does. Life is about people. If you have a problem with people, you have a problem with life.

The position of my mouth in no way affects my ability to type forum posts, and you being a bully doesn't make your point valid (quite the opposite, actually).

Yeah, I do have a problem with people. Most people are nothing more than elitist snobs who think that you are doing things wrong, just because you aren't doing things the way they are. I have three friends who I can be completely myself around, and they're worth far more than the dozens of friends I could have if I pretended to be someone I am not.

At no point did I say you were BAD for not having a life. I merely said that you didn't have one. I didn't say you in particular...but...wait, you go out to eat? Heh, that's more than I do. If your life is lived in a virtual world, it's not a life. It's life. But not A life. Bullies are dicks because they can't comprehend why anybody wouldn't want a life.

If your life is lived going to clubs and getting drunk, it's not a life. It's life, but not A life. Makes about as much sense as your version huh?

But hey. You heard the saying 'life is for living'? Much as I enjoy games, I don't feel like I'm living. Nobody knows I'm here. I could die tomorrow and the community would not be impacted in the slightest.

So now the definition of "a life" is how many people will remember you when you die? Hate to break it to you, but unless you're a celebrity the majority of people aren't going to remember you after you're gone. Besides, you're dead; who cares if nobody remembers you.

Call me an elitist snob if you like, but that'd just make you a bitter kid who is no better than the bullies, because he happens to think that not having a life is a horrible thing too, so he fights to have the definition changed to include him too.

You know what that makes you? Makes you that kid who did everything the bully told him to, just so he wouldn't beat him no more. You don't have a life. Stop trying to tell people otherwise, and embrace the fact. Call it individuality if you like, but don't call it a freakin' life.

Well if that was true, I would just be agreeing with everything you say.

Yeah, how dare I try to stand up for myself against people who are trying to put me down for no reason. Doing what you want isn't having a life, no you have to do what everyone else wants you to do. That's not having a life, that's being a mindless sheep (note: I'm not saying going out and partying a lot makes you a sheep, only if you do it purely because elitist snobs tell you it's the right thing to do).

Geez, some people...

 

[Thyunda]

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Actually, the definition of "having a life" isn't decided by a few elistist snobs who think, just because you aren't doing things the way they want, you're doing it wrong. It's kind of like what bullies think of you in school isn't who you really are. I feel sorry for anyone who feels the need to put other people down for how they live their life.

The definition of a "hell of a night" is subjective, and will most likely be different from one person to the next. I don't like spending time with a lot of people, and I hate going to places other than the shops and a few places to eat. Should I make myself miserable and bored simply so I can say I have what society defines as "having a life".

I mean what if we suddenly became like Korea, where people who play Starcraft are seen on the same level as we see people who play sports?. That would mean people who play video games would become people we would aspire to. I mean video games have become far more mainstream than they used to be.

So everyone, just live your life how you choose to live it, and don't let people like this put you down.

Oh shut your mouth, I'm no elitist. If we lived in South Korea where everybody was into games as sports then....actually, NO! I don't think somebody who sits indoors and watches football has any more of a life than a hardcore gamer does. Life is about people. If you have a problem with people, you have a problem with life.
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you cant just "claim" the definition of "a life"

thats like me saying "a Gamer is somone who plays on a PC and only a PC" just because I said, thats why

some people interact with people more than others, we all need that interaction but not all of us are social animals

I think somone said it very well that "outgoing people gain energy from others...introverted/quiet people spend energy"

thats how Ive often felt in certain situation, its not that you dont enjoy yourself but your "spending" energy and at the end of it all its tiring..so the Idea of going out for a huge party every weekend seems terrifying, when all you really want is time to enjoy yourself (like i said "some" not all social situations)

Nope, that's a totally different scenario. I know the feeling too - there's nothing more irritating than finding yourself a party where you know two people and don't particularly like either of them. A life doesn't necessarily involve parties. God knows I hate the things. People my (I presume our) age are a childish bunch of idiots where 'let's get leathered' is some kind of war cry. But their stories range from embarrassing to actually hilarious.

If I had a choice between hearing the life of an introvert and the life of a douchebag who thought only of sex and drink, I know who would have the better stories. If anything, the stories you tell define the life you have. You have to see it from an objective standpoint. Just take a step back from your own life, and look back on it.

Are there any moments that are unique to you? Do you have a story that you can sit back and relive and find it as funny as you did at the time? Or rather...look back and laugh at an embarrassing situation? Don't you find that your funniest stories are when you're in a situation you've wound up in, rather than one you were in perfect control of?
I had a great streak on Modern Warfare 3 earlier. I was so proud of myself, and now I can wave my Dragunov in my friends' faces (metaphorically, I have neither a Dragunov nor friends. Okay, that's a joke. Xbox Live friends who live in my hometown) and tell them it's a damn good gun. But tomorrow? Pft. I won't remember that.
Life is not about controlling things. Beating Portal 2, as another poster said, might have made you feel good, but you were in control the whole time. Watching a film in your bedroom might make you feel great - I'm watching Life On Mars right now. This series is awesome, it's keeping me awake. But again, it's not a life. I went to see Sherlock Holmes with my girlfriend and her friends. That's the closest thing to a life I've had since my contract ended before January.
But having a life means that you're in situations not of your own creation. The concept means you cannot be in control of it. You can't really control life, and to have 'a life' means to be an active player in a game whose rules you didn't write.

I hope I'm making more sense.

 

[Thyunda]

Oh shut your mouth, I'm no elitist. If we lived in South Korea where everybody was into games as sports then....actually, NO! I don't think somebody who sits indoors and watches football has any more of a life than a hardcore gamer does. Life is about people. If you have a problem with people, you have a problem with life.

The position of my mouth in no way affects my ability to type forum posts, and you being a bully doesn't make your point valid (quite the opposite, actually).

Yeah, I do have a problem with people. Most people are nothing more than elitist snobs who think that you are doing things wrong, just because you aren't doing things the way they are. I have three friends who I can be completely myself around, and they're worth far more than the dozens of friends I could have if I pretended to be someone I am not.

At no point did I say you were BAD for not having a life. I merely said that you didn't have one. I didn't say you in particular...but...wait, you go out to eat? Heh, that's more than I do. If your life is lived in a virtual world, it's not a life. It's life. But not A life. Bullies are dicks because they can't comprehend why anybody wouldn't want a life.

If your life is lived going to clubs and getting drunk, it's not a life. It's life, but not A life. Makes about as much sense as your version huh?

But hey. You heard the saying 'life is for living'? Much as I enjoy games, I don't feel like I'm living. Nobody knows I'm here. I could die tomorrow and the community would not be impacted in the slightest.

So now the definition of "a life" is how many people will remember you when you die? Hate to break it to you, but unless you're a celebrity the majority of people aren't going to remember you after you're gone. Besides, you're dead; who cares if nobody remembers you.

Call me an elitist snob if you like, but that'd just make you a bitter kid who is no better than the bullies, because he happens to think that not having a life is a horrible thing too, so he fights to have the definition changed to include him too.

You know what that makes you? Makes you that kid who did everything the bully told him to, just so he wouldn't beat him no more. You don't have a life. Stop trying to tell people otherwise, and embrace the fact. Call it individuality if you like, but don't call it a freakin' life.

Well if that was true, I would just be agreeing with everything you say.

Yeah, how dare I try to stand up for myself against people who are trying to put me down for no reason. Doing what you want isn't having a life, no you have to do what everyone else wants you to do. That's not having a life, that's being a mindless sheep (note: I'm not saying going out and partying a lot makes you a sheep, only if you do it purely because elitist snobs tell you it's the right thing to do).

Geez, some people...

Quit calling me a bully. That's just rude. Now. Define 'life' and tell me how sitting alone playing games fits into that description.

 

[Necroid_Neko]

If you're talking social lives I need one badly - last time I spoke to someone was 3 days ago...
Ahh to have friends...

 

[MasochisticAvenger]

Quit calling me a bully. That's just rude. Now. Define 'life' and tell me how sitting alone playing games fits into that description.

Life: Doing what makes you happy irregardless of what other people think. Person A is happy staying home and playing games, Person A has a life. Person B is happy going out to clubs and partying like its 1999, Persona B has a life. Neither Person A or Person B is better than the other. They're just different.

 

[Vault101]

snip

Actually, the definition of "having a life" isn't decided by a few elistist snobs who think, just because you aren't doing things the way they want, you're doing it wrong. It's kind of like what bullies think of you in school isn't who you really are. I feel sorry for anyone who feels the need to put other people down for how they live their life.

The definition of a "hell of a night" is subjective, and will most likely be different from one person to the next. I don't like spending time with a lot of people, and I hate going to places other than the shops and a few places to eat. Should I make myself miserable and bored simply so I can say I have what society defines as "having a life".

I mean what if we suddenly became like Korea, where people who play Starcraft are seen on the same level as we see people who play sports?. That would mean people who play video games would become people we would aspire to. I mean video games have become far more mainstream than they used to be.

So everyone, just live your life how you choose to live it, and don't let people like this put you down.

Oh shut your mouth, I'm no elitist. If we lived in South Korea where everybody was into games as sports then....actually, NO! I don't think somebody who sits indoors and watches football has any more of a life than a hardcore gamer does. Life is about people. If you have a problem with people, you have a problem with life.
.

you cant just "claim" the definition of "a life"

thats like me saying "a Gamer is somone who plays on a PC and only a PC" just because I said, thats why

some people interact with people more than others, we all need that interaction but not all of us are social animals

I think somone said it very well that "outgoing people gain energy from others...introverted/quiet people spend energy"

thats how Ive often felt in certain situation, its not that you dont enjoy yourself but your "spending" energy and at the end of it all its tiring..so the Idea of going out for a huge party every weekend seems terrifying, when all you really want is time to enjoy yourself (like i said "some" not all social situations)

Nope, that's a totally different scenario. I know the feeling too - there's nothing more irritating than finding yourself a party where you know two people and don't particularly like either of them. A life doesn't necessarily involve parties. God knows I hate the things. People my (I presume our) age are a childish bunch of idiots where 'let's get leathered' is some kind of war cry. But their stories range from embarrassing to actually hilarious.

If I had a choice between hearing the life of an introvert and the life of a douchebag who thought only of sex and drink, I know who would have the better stories. If anything, the stories you tell define the life you have. You have to see it from an objective standpoint. Just take a step back from your own life, and look back on it.

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thats an interesting way of looking at it however I REALLY dont want to know about some douchebags life/what he does..that would just make me angry/irrited (and NO not jealous which seems to be a common/annoying retort)

I find nothing more irritating that "drunken escapade" stories..because I wasnt there it doesnt mean as much to be...its just subtly irritating because I get "I drink SO much look how awsome i am! I drank! that makes me awsome!" undertones..intentional or otherwise

I know thats not the point you were making, but yeah

from an objective standpoint I imagine some would look at my life and get depressed, and theres no denying perhaps thease days I need to re-connect with people more as I have shut myself off for a period of time...however on the whole Im doing very well and apologise for nothing

EDIT: and that was me who mentioned portal 2

 

[Nyaoku]

I have been told to get a life on many an occasion. I have considered succumbing to the whims of my peers but frankly, when I look at the mentality of those that desire for me to join, I feel repulsed. They seek to gain favor in the eyes of others who will never have their expectations fulfilled and for the most part, tend to make life more difficult with the various relationships and those that manipulate them. I have chosen to take a different path, choosing to avoid those that seek to confine me with thier false notions of "a life" when I am truely happier making my own. That is not to say that I cut myself off from humanity as a whole, my posting here being proof of that. I simply prefer a quieter lifestyle, enjoying the company of those I meet while retaining a sense of individuality as the others fall into their complacent routine of "putting on a show" for the few that watch.