If The Escapist Taught You One Thing...

[Simeon Ivanov]

People can be smart and have an intelligent and interesting comment about gaming ...


and also that it´s okay to be a boy and like My Little Pony

 

[Feinei]

Its to never stick your dick in a pudding, might still be good pudding and you can spend all afternoon explaining that but no one's gonna eat it because you stuck your dick in it!

Couldn't resist

 

[Romidude]

People can, and will complain about anything at all.

 

[CrazyGirl17]

There will always be assholes on the internet.... but there are also smart people too.

 

[Urgh76]

It taught me how to act.

In every sense of the word, The Escapist has taught me how to actually act sensible, and I'm grateful.

 

[aescuder]

...core gamers will jump at ANY opportunity that can make them look superior to the OP..most times without thinking.

 

[Kevlar Eater]

Gamers as a people are mostly shit.

 

[FalloutJack]

It's that Jack is awesome and I should always think so.

 

[RamirezDoEverything]

It's that avatar thread are ****ing annoying.

And people are stupid.. very stupid.

 

[Section Crow]

that on the internet, there are at least semi-decent people that i don't know in real life

 

[370999]

Everyone is either asexual, above average intelligence or a misanthrope. Possibilly all of them.

Also people whinge at everything.

More seriously, there is a huge diversity of opinions and beliefs in gaming and that is IMHO a positive thing and something to be proud of.

 

[Colour Scientist]

That self-diagnosed Asperger's and ADD are apparently more commmon than the common cold.

 

[Flailing Escapist]

Only one thing popped into my head when I saw this thread:
XD

 

[BlumiereBleck]

That anything you say, is guaranteed to piss at least one person off.

 

[Phasmal]

Unfortunately, The Escapist has taught me that some gamer guys are just as bitter and sexist towards women as the stereotype would have you believe.

 

[Colour Scientist]

The sheer volume of relationshp threads that pop up here is staggering and I'm amazed at the amount of good advice that people give, bu I'm also amazed how many people seem to be stuck in that 13 year-old phase where they glumly wonder where they can go to meet a girl who will do everything for them, and will attempt to justify themselves with "I have low self-confidence!" as if it's some kind of catch-all excuse for ineptness.

And yeah, one thing I learned here recently, and I may as well go for a negative since I already talk about loving this site enough, is that mysoginy is truly alive and well, even among some of the more "polite" discussion groups on the internet.

I've seen it all here, folks, and in just a few recent weeks! Here are examples!

1 "My girlfriend dumped me, therefore it's all her fault!"

2 "I had one bad experience in a relationship, so all women are therefore harpies!"

3 "She dumped me and then went out with another guy, therefore she's a slut who just wanted an excuse to get with him!"

4 "Women think I'm wierd and sef-centred! They must ALL be thick!"

5 "Women go for arrogant jerks over a guy like me? why, they must all be blind!"

6 "she's making choices I don't understand or approve of? well, I'll show her I respect her by judging her harshly for them!"

7 "Women can 'pick and choose' whoever they are attracted to, us men have it tough!"

8 "Some feminist groups have made silly statements/decisions, therefore feminism as a movement must be totally devoid of value!"

9 "She placed me in the friend zone! she must just be doing it because she's foolish, if I pose as her friend and gain a position of trust, only to try to manipulate her behind her back by doing nice things for her to an utterly spineless degree in the hopes it will inexplicably gain her affection so that I don't have to make a stand and rock the boat, I'll definetly prove what a great guy I am and how much I respect her!"

I think I may actually love you... does that make me a harpy?

 

[Elf Defiler Korgan]

It is that there can always be more ads, and a good thing can always get worse.