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11-11-2019, 10:46 AM | #24 |
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No. The Arts contribute to society. Playing games does not.
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A lot of unnoticed irony in people on a website dedicated to a computer sports game complaining about how lazy, entitled, etc these kids are for making money off of gaming.
I assume some of these people occasionally watch sports. There *are* threads for the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, NCAA football and basketball, and sumo wrestling. Why (not "how" - so don't answer that question and think you're making a brilliant point) is playing a video game different than playing football or baseball? Professional sports exist, not because they are a vital part of our existence, but solely because people enjoy them. Though, perhaps entertainment is, itself, a vital part of our existence. I follow OOTP on Twitter, and I see that there are podcasts and links to twitch accounts. So, I can only assume that there are people spending their free time watching other people play OOTP. I wonder if westheim wants to imply that those people are also the equivalent of drug dealers and burglars? These people are providing entertainment and education. I'm sure some of you scoffed at the mention of "education". But, recall, that right now you are on a website for a computer baseball game. You've probably asked, or answered, a question about how to play OOTP. Perhaps you've posted about something that happened in your baseball universe. Maybe you even post here regularly about things other than OOTP because you feel a sense of community with other people who play OOTP or that you've interacted with here. I imagine if the OOTP developers sent you a message saying, "We've noticed that your posts are informative and draw a lot of interest from the community, we'd like to renumerate you for said posts" you'd be flattered and likely accept. If so, and you want to disparage online gamers for doing basically the exact same thing you are, just on video instead of writing, then get on out of here. Figuratively, not literally. Last edited by CBeisbol; 11-11-2019 at 11:46 AM. |
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Sure, guy with his results in an online gaming league and a link to a thread with, literally, thousands of posts about his game in his signature.
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While there can certainly be a discussion as to what constitutes a job, that's not what the people here are doing. They just don't like that people can get paid "for playing video games". While ignoring that people get paid for playing sports, playing chess, etc. Nothing more. Don't flatter them by elevating their argument to something philosophical. Last edited by CBeisbol; 11-11-2019 at 01:15 PM. |
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Most jobs contribute nothing to society, only to the boss' bank account.
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They're not in my regular CV though.
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And what do you think twitch, a popular place where people stream their games, is?
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But sure, when you do it, it's a nice little hobby. But someone else who does it and makes money off of it it is, as boomcoach rightfully called you out for saying, "the moral equivalent of" Last edited by CBeisbol; 11-11-2019 at 05:46 PM. |
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I don't know which nerve I hit with you, but if you dug as deep as the only useful thing Jayson Bowling ever did for Portland, you must be pretty aggravated. Ah, at least you didn't find the actual characters introduced over time...
What I do has nothing to do with what the stupid wimp that is the base of this topic is doing. He is doing it for money. I haven't made a dime off the Critters. He is doing that for some people's interpretation of a "job". I do accounting and taxes for a living. He (stupid, again) blames his viewers that he broke the rules to show them cool stuff. I don't recall scolding my handful of readers for me signing R.J. DeWeese. I like doing some creative writing. He doesn't seem able to form a coherent thought of more than 280 characters. And I was of course cherry-picking with the burglars et al. If you haven't noticed by now, and I would not be surprised given that you're very busy trawling through my literary back catalogue from *2012*, yes, I have an intense dislike for the guy and thus will not liken him to - f.e.! - actual artists that, I don't know, produce the bronze statues in front of ballparks. No comparison to his throwaway media sludge produced for a throwaway media audience. His contributions are worthless. His occupation is worthless. His whining is worthless. I think I made myself clear by now.
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To which you'll, likely, respond that you're not talking about monetary worth. To which I'll respond that the type of worth you are talking about is 100% subjective. You brought up that you do accounting and taxes for a living, even though, in your words "[w]hat [you] do has nothing to do with what [he] is doing". So who knows why you brought that up. I have a degree in finance and accounting. I worked for about six months after my graduation in that field and then, literally, cut the tie that I was wearing because I couldn't stand doing something so worthless for another day - making money to help a company make money by making money for other people; talk about worthless. I decided to save lives instead. We all find worth and value in different things. Quote:
You don't like that people get paid for playing video games (while seemingly not caring that people get paid for playing football, playing baseball, playing basketball, playing hockey, playing soccer, boxing, wrestling, playing rugby, playing cricket, bowling, auto racing, playing tennis, doing rodeo, playing chess, playing poker, etc). You don't like that people get paid because people enjoy watching them play video games (while not caring that people get paid because people enjoy watching them act, play an instrument, sing, perform magic, tell jokes, play sports, dance, do ventriloquism, etc...). You don't like that people are popular for talking about their video game experiences online (while you talk about your computer baseball game experiences online). It's fine to like what you like, and dislike what you dislike. But disparaging others for their preferences... |
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There is a difference between playing Fortnite in front of an audience and playing MLB in front of an audience. One is real, one isn't.
I don't pretend my writing has any value for society either. I would throw more words against the wall here, but I have tax returns to file... Have any of you driven on a public road lately? Used emergency services? Well then, good for you!
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Just to be clear.....I think accountants are useful members of society. I just thought the response was hilarious.
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