Mindless sheep...
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Well, not so much ignorance as the (possibly romanticised, my fault mind you of being a romantic) idea that Humanity receives far more crap about it's universal character than I believe is justifiable.Josh12345 said:
Humanity may seem horrible, but in perspective individuals are generally nice and likeable ;P
Dude, just be yourself. If you give in to the crowd, you're letting it control your life. If you actively avoid its beliefs, same thing, as it is defining what you do by forcing you into adopting a behavior that is opposite to how it operates, rather than what you would arrive at naturally. Relax, don't be so pedantic, don't be so judgmental, and live.
re: the Lemmings discussion, especially "Lemmings WAS a pretty awesome game"
am I the only one who still plays it?
am I the only one who still plays it?
No you are not wrong, skate 3 is a frickin' awesome game!! just a shame more people don't play it. :\XIxDAxREAPERxIX said:
I have bought all the call of duty games, main reason being ..... because i like playing them, not because my bestest friend said i simply must have it or else i am therefor branded a disease to society.
Also it is a very fun game .... frustrating, but fun non the less, but really competitive when playing private match with friends.
noXIxDAxREAPERxIX said:
PayJ7567 was right, you come off like you are better than every one, even though you yourself state you are 13.
any way these kids play call of duty because a not so very long time ago call of duty modern warfare was good, (the first one) and became popular, then it became bland. But since kids told other kids and then more people bought the second one, and so on, the reason they play is 1st, console developers use cheap methods of creating a sense of accomplishment, and the socialization of it (since a shit load of people are playing it and so are some of your friends) accessibility also helps. Don't get me wrong, Black $ocks is really a bad game, nothing new and a crappy campaign, the people who run escapist apparently agree with me to (watch some of the video game related videos, and look at the black ops review)
as for your main question you are more of a lemming than you realize. you did not create this idea of anti-conformity, and you were most likely influenced by some one else or some THING else in saying this, and you've probably seen idiocracy and zeitgeist at the same time.
be your self no matter how ridiculous it sounds..
But what if you convince everybody to do things different from what they are doing now? That makes you no better than the religious CoD fans. Besides, most people in the masses are part of an ever growing number of small groups. There is no "mindless masses" because, from a large scale perspective, everybody does (or at least hopes that they do) what makes them feel good. If a lot of people enjoy playing Black Opps, you have no right to tell them to stop and play something innovative they might just not like.
For instance, a friend of mine is a big fan of the classical and fine arts. He acts in theater, he reads Shakespeare, and he enjoys classical music. He and I both enjoy Portal, a very arty game. Yet, his brother, a killfest loving, repetitive shooter die-hard. Hates it. We don't try to convert him to a game that he has no interest in, and we just let him do his own thing. If you don't like your CoD loving friends, find some new ones.
For instance, a friend of mine is a big fan of the classical and fine arts. He acts in theater, he reads Shakespeare, and he enjoys classical music. He and I both enjoy Portal, a very arty game. Yet, his brother, a killfest loving, repetitive shooter die-hard. Hates it. We don't try to convert him to a game that he has no interest in, and we just let him do his own thing. If you don't like your CoD loving friends, find some new ones.
Dude, Bro, this shit is fucking funny.
You have a very strange way of putting your words together. Like you have a large(ish) vocabulary, but not the full definitions of all those words or the grammar to string them together smoothly.
You claim to be mature for your age(hahaha - seen that before) and you attempt to speak in a verbose manner, and yet..... you have the most retardedly 13 year old boy username that I have ever seen. This amusing in the extreme.
As for your friends, many adolescents develop a pack mindset. Just smile and nod.
But for the love of god, keep trying to be "more mature" than them. It is fucking hilarious.
You have a very strange way of putting your words together. Like you have a large(ish) vocabulary, but not the full definitions of all those words or the grammar to string them together smoothly.
You claim to be mature for your age(hahaha - seen that before) and you attempt to speak in a verbose manner, and yet..... you have the most retardedly 13 year old boy username that I have ever seen. This amusing in the extreme.
As for your friends, many adolescents develop a pack mindset. Just smile and nod.
But for the love of god, keep trying to be "more mature" than them. It is fucking hilarious.
There's a reason it's called the 'mass market', a catch-all that swallows the broad average expectations of what the average 'consumer' wants. The thing is, that's all they're interested in - they don't go out and research, they see something they like and they go for it and stick with it. Can't really blame them - hell, I know I do that plenty with some things.
If you want more from your games you're pretty much going to be in the minority - most people play for a bit of fun or escapism or what have you, not for engrossing stories or complex game dynamics. Gun goes boom, people die - it's straight forward and enough for the majority.
If you want more from your games you're pretty much going to be in the minority - most people play for a bit of fun or escapism or what have you, not for engrossing stories or complex game dynamics. Gun goes boom, people die - it's straight forward and enough for the majority.
You realize that, by calling everyone else a mindless sheep, you are in fact joining your own group of mindless sheep. The mindless sheep group of calling everyone else mindless sheep. I think I just tore a whole in the universe or something...
Black Ops is a fun game, however every game has its unhealthy level of devotion to it. Sounds like you need some new friends. And seeing as you put "friends" in quotes, I'm assuming this is some random stranger on your friend list. In which case, delete him if he is able to get under your skin this easily.
Black Ops is a fun game, however every game has its unhealthy level of devotion to it. Sounds like you need some new friends. And seeing as you put "friends" in quotes, I'm assuming this is some random stranger on your friend list. In which case, delete him if he is able to get under your skin this easily.
Well, theres the problem. Its all your opinion. Ever stop to wonder and think "Hey, maybe I am in the minority of people who just don't find this game that much fun?"XIxDAxREAPERxIX said:
Playing a video game with a group of friends is much more entertaining then playing alone.
yeah, you may have typed in 'x' once or twice accidentally mr. OP person, though on a somewhat unrelated note, is my username bad? I know 12345 isn't exactly the most imaginative combination of numbers but I'm roughly the OP's age(ok, not really, but same age group) and is mine bad?nick_knack said:
Its fine, I'm just making fun of the OP because of his ridiculous manner. His name is also bracketed by Xs which was silly when the strait edge people were doing it, but then it got picked up by children who didn't understand its history but thought it was cool. Thus making it extremely uncool.Josh12345 said:
Two things:
1) A fixation on a particular activity (like, say, playing CoD), does not mean that that person is ONLY CoD.
2) You know what I find 'sheepier' than these 'consumer masses?' the endless parade of people who jump on the wagon stuffed with people claiming to be better than everyone else because they apparently aren't a consumer slave. Like people who claim to buck the trend by, say, going goth punk, and really all they're doing is joining the ranks of another group of followers.
I don't mean this as a criticism of goth punks, what I'm trying to point out is that there is no such thing as totally unique behaviour - the human existence is a shared experience, and sometimes lots of people doing things is a sign that that thing is good, and it works for them. Trying to buff up your self-confidence (read: self-importance) by claiming that you are one of the embittered resistance against a tide of unthinking, mass consumerism is not demonstrating your uniqueness. It's demonstrating your relative youth and the frustration you feel that people don't agree with your opinion.
One of the hardest lessons we have to learn as we grow up is that people won't always agree with us, and that we need to find ways for that to be OK. I say enjoy your games, let your friends enjoy theirs, and if they give you a hard time about it, just ignore them. You're all going through that nice adolescent period of change at the moment, and you might find that the friends you went into it with are not the friends you leave it with. This is sad sometimes, but it's part of growing up and developing into the person you (and they) are going to be.
1) A fixation on a particular activity (like, say, playing CoD), does not mean that that person is ONLY CoD.
2) You know what I find 'sheepier' than these 'consumer masses?' the endless parade of people who jump on the wagon stuffed with people claiming to be better than everyone else because they apparently aren't a consumer slave. Like people who claim to buck the trend by, say, going goth punk, and really all they're doing is joining the ranks of another group of followers.
I don't mean this as a criticism of goth punks, what I'm trying to point out is that there is no such thing as totally unique behaviour - the human existence is a shared experience, and sometimes lots of people doing things is a sign that that thing is good, and it works for them. Trying to buff up your self-confidence (read: self-importance) by claiming that you are one of the embittered resistance against a tide of unthinking, mass consumerism is not demonstrating your uniqueness. It's demonstrating your relative youth and the frustration you feel that people don't agree with your opinion.
One of the hardest lessons we have to learn as we grow up is that people won't always agree with us, and that we need to find ways for that to be OK. I say enjoy your games, let your friends enjoy theirs, and if they give you a hard time about it, just ignore them. You're all going through that nice adolescent period of change at the moment, and you might find that the friends you went into it with are not the friends you leave it with. This is sad sometimes, but it's part of growing up and developing into the person you (and they) are going to be.