Ben Stein vs. Everquest

[CHusk2]

Hey everybody,

Roughly three hours ago I had the immense privilege of attending a lecture in the traditional Presidential series that takes place at my university. This year the key note speaker was none other than Ben Stein. His speech was amazing and profound to say the least. He covered a lot of ground regarding America's current and past economic status(s) and incorporated some great jokes into the whole thing.

When the lecture was finished he took questions from some of the students, and one of his answers immediately got my attention. He was asked how he felt about the amount of time developing young adults and children spend with media such as t.v. and video games.

Now here's where it all ties in. He responded by (essentially) such media had a "fantastically negative" effect on our culture and specifically cited Everquest, calling it Evercrack. His point was that these things are often taken out of moderation and waste valuable time that people could spend doing other productive things. This tied into some points he had made earlier about America lagging behind in science, math, and history. Mr. Stein made the point that it is very easy for games like Everquest to become addictive and take up exorbitant amounts of time, which is a massive waste of potential in many cases.

The reason I'm posting this is not to knock Everquest or Project 1999. I love everything about Project 1999 and I appreciate all the hard work that it's taken to get it to where it is today. It's unlike any other experience, and the people involved with it are truly unique and amazing.

I just wanted to share that story and propose that we all take a little while to really think about the amount of time we spend Questing and xping vs. the amount of time we spend working, studying, improving our minds, exercising, and experiencing new things.

Thank you Norrath, and may all of your quests yield plentiful experience both in-game and out.

Alkaiser Baneofmistmoore (30 Cleric of Prexus)

[President]

Ben Stein is pro-life, believes in intelligent design, and likened Obama's rally's during the 2008 presidential race to Hitlers rallies.

Among many other things. That guy can get fucked in the ass by a gorilla, water buffalo, and Uthgaard's banhammer all at the same time.

[Tippett]

I enjoy alot of Stein's commentaries, but I believe his (alleged) opinions on videogaming is more of the same old generalizations then a real intelligent analysis. A little disappointing.

[Knuckle]

Originally Posted by Tippett [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I enjoy alot of Stein's commentaries, but I believe his (alleged) opinions on videogaming is more of the same old generalizations then a real intelligent analysis. A little disappointing.

yeah because /pizza isn't indicative of a antisocial fat nerd who won't even muster the effort to lift his fat sausage fingers off the keyboard.

[Slathar]

Originally Posted by Knuckle [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

yeah because /pizza isn't indicative of a antisocial fat nerd who won't even muster the effort to lift his fat sausage fingers off the keyboard.

arent you the same antisocial fat nerd who made a book long post about a name in a fantasy based role playing game?

get back in your basement

[Henini]

loll @ Ben Stein

[Knuckle]

Originally Posted by Slathar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

arent you the same antisocial fat nerd who made a book long post about a name in a fantasy based role playing game?

get back in your basement

copy/paste much? obv. answer is no. big knuckle is a internet legend ur such a cheeto eating sausage finger.

[Tiggles]

Originally Posted by President [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Ben Stein is pro-life, believes in intelligent design, and likened Obama's rally's during the 2008 presidential race to Hitlers rallies.

Among many other things. That guy can get fucked in the ass by a gorilla, water buffalo, and Uthgaard's banhammer all at the same time.

This
Also,
http://everqueststein.ytmnd.com/

[Knuckle]

Originally Posted by President [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Ben Stein is pro-life, believes in intelligent design, and likened Obama's rally's during the 2008 presidential race to Hitlers rallies.

Among many other things. That guy can get fucked in the ass by a gorilla, water buffalo, and Uthgaard's banhammer all at the same time.

lot of rage from a nerd eating cheetos

[Uthgaard]

Ben Stein's hate for Everquest is due to his son's addiction to it.