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list of things I didn't read:
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stein is a creationist retard, and I didn't read the rest of the thread because I don't give a fuck what he has to say about anything
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Success does bring happiness, which is why most people don't sit around all day watching TV and playing EQ. My point was that if you chase success at the expense of all else, you'll end up rich and skinny and everything else you're supposed to be, but unhappy. I was just trying to say that its ok to take some time to enjoy yourself without feeling guilty about it. Thanks for calling me lazy though! I better go take my Adderall because my parents didn't raise me right...
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I dunno. I can see one side of the argument:
Playing video games is akin to wasting your time doing anything else. Obsessing over reality TV, facebook, whatever. There are better things to do with your free time. On the flip side: It is your free time. For me, during my free time I want to do as little as possible because the rest of my life is busy as hell. I rarely have more than a pair of hours at the end of the day in which I can just chill, and my chosen method of chilling is playing EQ and killing pixels. No different than anything else. | ||
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Keep in mind that in everquest's heyday they had 450k subscriptions. That's 450,000 monthly payments of $15. All that money employs a lot of people so while people playing EQ are not producing, they are consuming. Consuming is a normal part of an economy.
Ben Stein claims to be an economist but he certainly doesn't know much about economics or finance. I'm an econ/finance major and while I do not proclaim to be brilliant in either field I honestly feel like Ben Stein knows absolutely nothing about either. If you'd like proof go look up what the mongoloid said about the global financial crisis. He's a loud-mouth moron which is why his only outlet to get people to listen to him is Fox News. | ||
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http://www.nyjtimes.com/Entertainmen...vercracked.htm
Good article to read about this topic. But yes I believe in moderation. I had a bit of an addiction to EQ back in 1999 when I first played it, but eventually it wore off. I agree, I go to work to support my family and lifestyle, if I didn't have to work I wouldn't. | ||
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all i am pointing out is that our society is in a dangerous place because ALL of us (myself included) are living in a culture that tells us "do what makes you happy." if you get defensive because you see yourself in the culture i'm describing it shouldn't bother you, unless you know you ought to be living your life differently. in either case, it makes no difference to me. enjoy your life playing EQ 24/7 or do something else...its your life, not mine. it isn't my place to say what is "best" for you in particular. | |||
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