Jobs even idiots can accomplish

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Kakashi on crack

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So, I've been taking a game design class at my high school that is derived from a college course from the college a few blocks away. The classes are literally the same thing from what I understand, the only real difference is that the college course teaches binary scripting while the high school course doesn't because they don't think people could focus on it long enough.

I've noticed though, that Game Design is extremely easy. I mean, it's not just me saying this, but I've been watching some of the kids, a few of them have flunked half their classes and are getting A's in this class, as well as people who I know from experience are decent grade students, but are complete flipping idiots, getting great grades in this class. I thought it was just the class until I looked over some of the games they were designing and these things were great!

So, I've come to the conclusion, that most aspects of game design, are something that even a complete and utter idiot can learn to do, and can do it really well.

So I guess what I'm asking you guys is, are there any jobs that seem complicated, or just jobs in general you think would require an average amount of intellect to accomplish, but you see idiots doing pretty well?

(Please note that I don?t use idiot in the derogatory term referring to a person who is mentally retarded. I have plenty of friends who are mentally retarded, and they act with plenty of intelligence and common sense. When I use the term idiot, I mean those people who usually are really stupid/make bad choices because they don?t want to deal with a question/etc. It?s hard to explain so I hope you get the basic gist of what I?m trying to say.)
 

benderinTime

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Well, being a programmer/designer by trade, it isn't hard per se, but being able to come up with the ideas yourself and utilize them in a good matter are the challenges of game designing.
Plus, certain people excel at certain things, and for them, game designing may be one of them.
 

Ironic Pirate

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Wouldn't that indicate the the game design class is easy, not necessarily the job? I mean, I know you said the games are great, but the professor could be fucking amazing, or really hold people's hands.

'Cuz I've always had the expression game design was hard. Maybe I've just played too many shit games?

McDonalds worker.
 

Quaxar

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Ironic Pirate said:
McDonalds worker.
Damn you, I was going to say that!

Lemme think of something else... emergency call responder. All you have to do is go through your list, press a button and some people with actual knowledge will come to take care of it.
 

Ironic Pirate

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Quaxar said:
Ironic Pirate said:
McDonalds worker.
Damn you, I was going to say that!

Lemme think of something else... emergency call responder. All you have to do is go through your list, press a button and some people with actual knowledge will come to take care of it.
Huh. I never thought of it like that, but I guess you're right.

Unless they're a regular cop/firemen/whatever and they do that in shifts?
 

Quaxar

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Ironic Pirate said:
Quaxar said:
Ironic Pirate said:
McDonalds worker.
Damn you, I was going to say that!

Lemme think of something else... emergency call responder. All you have to do is go through your list, press a button and some people with actual knowledge will come to take care of it.
Huh. I never thought of it like that, but I guess you're right.

Unless they're a regular cop/firemen/whatever and they do that in shifts?
I don't know about Britain but I know here they aren't. Just some guys who aren't even able to keep to their simple-as-hell protocol and ask people for their names...