Popular Post TrophyChief Posted September 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2021 Found myself agreeing to this video responding to an article dumping on grown adults playing video games. I can’t tell you how many times I have heard similar comments made by well meaning friends and family. As of this writing, I am 44 years old with three children, a marriage of over 20 years, a thriving career, and a fulfilling personal life I’m proud of. Yeah, I play video games and trophy hunt as a form of entertainment and joy during my personal downtime. It’s a hobby I find fulfilling and satisfying. To those who don’t understand or appreciate the medium or my enjoyment in the act of playing games that enhances my life and the lives of others, fuck off. ? I’m an adult, I find balance, and I make my own personal decisions to how much time, money, and the kinds of games I choose to play. Maybe someone out there in the community can relate. Game on, friends. 41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Oddking Posted September 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2021 I caught sight of the title and stopped as I knew this was more ignorant tosh that this rag is famous for. I don't need to justify what I enjoy doing to anybody else. And if people don't like it, they have to deal with that, I don't. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rick_Sanchez Posted September 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2021 People who don't participate in the media they're criticizing shouldn't be commenting on those who do. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoonerLukeThe Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 no one should be able to tell anyone what they can/cannont like, I didn't watch the video but they shouldn't waste their life writing dumb articles 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Yuber6969 Posted September 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2021 The average adult spends a lot of their free time watching Netflix. I don't see why that's considered socially acceptable for adults, but playing video games isn't. 57 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MidnightDragon Posted September 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2021 People need to mind their own damn business. If you want to play games, play them. It doesn't matter how old you are. I've been gaming over 30 years and I don't plan on stopping anytime soon. 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Platinum_Vice Posted September 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2021 In the words of Taylor Swift: "Haters gonna hate Baiters gonna bait Taters gonna tate." You do you boo. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LORD_HOV1211 Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 There’s a million things people do that don’t lead to progress in your life. That’s why it’s done as a hobby. When you do these things all day, than it’s a problem 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dreakon13 Posted September 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2021 (edited) Grown men/women shouldn't waste their time playing video games doing anything if... a. they aren't happy doing it OR b. it's causing them to hurt or be a burden on others Whatever your hobby is, if it's not causing either of those things, who gives a fuck. Do what makes you happy. Edited September 11, 2021 by Dreakon13 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pray_4_the_End Posted September 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2021 (edited) That Yong Yea dude is quickly becoming one of my go to gaming channels now a days. I like the way he just gets straight to the point in all his videos with no bullshit filler for the most part. I find it hilarious that the people who complain and say "grown men shouldn't be playing video games cause they're for kids" are the same assholes that get hammered and yell at their tv's every week when their favorite football team loses lol. I especially love it when females say that shit to me and then proceed to sit and watch tik tok for hours on end about how to apply makeup the correct way or some other trivial shit ? Edited September 11, 2021 by Pray_4_the_End 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakk55 Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Some people read books, play sports, watch movies in their free time. And yet video games are something to be ashamed of? I'm sure in the context of a deadbeat with no job, it would be bad. But I know plenty of people that play video games in their free time, and they have a full-time job plus children, in some cases grandchildren. Frankly, what people do in their free time isn't anyone's business. I live by a simple rule, you do you, I do me, and we don't bother each other. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post FilmFanatic Posted September 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2021 It’s my life and I’ll “waste” it how I want. There are far worse things I could be doing with my time. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoonerLukeThe Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 If the title was wasting your life playing ratalaika games and other easy plats then I would agree 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post realm722 Posted September 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2021 (edited) The author is a woman who doesn't have the best reputation, to say the least. For her audience and supporters, that article will land well. For her opposers, it'll get posted around everywhere as it was voted super highly on Reddit and now here just so a bunch of gamers can say "don't tell me what to do with my time." The absolute BEST thing you can do with these sorts of people is to ignore them. Any screaming grifter with outrageous claims who don't actually have any power (unlike say, a politician) should be left in the landfill you found them. Don't post them. Don't angrily tweet or email them. Leave them in their misery and carry on with your life. Nobody needs to justify what they enjoy to others as long as it's not hurting anyone or anything. Edited September 11, 2021 by realm722 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Unknown_v2_0 Posted September 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2021 its actaully a lot of times more productive than netflix and such... as its more stimulating or you are socializing a bit. As long as you aren't prioritizing it over things like school and work don't see why the issue.... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archangel9978 Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 (edited) "We don't stop playing because we get old... We get old because we stop playing!" ....avid gamer for almost 40 years from calicovision to ps4...ill never quit Edited September 11, 2021 by archangel9978 Spelling 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AJ_-_808 Posted September 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2021 1 hour ago, MrTrofyHunter said: Maybe someone out there in the community can relate. Game on, friends. I love when someone tells me that. college graduate, retired vet, owned home & land, great girlfriend and family and soon to be almost half a million in the bank. Oh and I turn 38 next month. If someone can tell me what I did wrong with my life, THEN they can tell me to stop enjoying any of my hobbies 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baboon_overlord Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 1 hour ago, MrTrofyHunter said: I’m an adult, I find balance, and I make my own personal decisions to how much time, money, and the kinds of games I choose to play. Maybe someone out there in the community can relate. Game on, friends. No fren, switch on the TV, consume the lies and propaganda. Be brainwashed. Become a normie. You know it makes sense. Seriously though, watch a movie and see how it affects you. I honestly can't watch TV/movies without having to leave the room after a certain amount of time anymore. Once you stop watching that box you start to feel very uneasy in its presence. It's passive - video games are the ultimate form of entertainment (and possibly art). You are in control and they combine music, art, literature, gameplay, narrative and also you versus the AI the developers made. Video games are the ultimate culmination of William Blake's vision of a synthesis of all art forms. Keep at it mate. Any attempt to shame vidya is probably an MSM campaign to make you switch the idiot box back on again. Another of my hobbies is climbing 6,000m+ mountains. It's dangerous, uses huge amounts of fossil fuels and is incredibly reckless. You can make anything sound bad if you want to spin it that way. I could also say, I spend money in otherwise marginalised communities, get really fit training for the trips so I'm not a strain on the hospitals and help the transportation industry employ hundreds of thousands of people. Spin is everything. Personally? I just want to play video games in peace. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Xylobe Posted September 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2021 Gamers and taking the bait, name a more iconic duo. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidou Kuzunoha XIV Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 35 minutes ago, realm722 said: The author is a woman who doesn't have the best reputation, to say the least. For her audience and supporters, that article will land well. For her opposers, it'll get posted around everywhere as it was voted super highly on Reddit and now here just so a bunch of gamers can say "don't tell me what to do with my time." The absolute BEST thing you can do with these sorts of people is to ignore them. Any screaming grifter with outrageous claims who don't actually have any power (unlike say, a politician) should be left in the landfill you found them. Don't post them. Don't angrily tweet or email them. Leave them in their misery and carry on with your life. Nobody needs to justify what they enjoy to others as long as it's not hurting anyone or anything. This. This is just rage bait that I've seen numerous times before in different forms. Yeah, people ragging on other people's hobbies and interests isn't cool, but if it's just randos on the internet, it can easily be ignored. Sadly, responding to it at all, even just to state the obvious like "I enjoy my hobby and it isn't hurting anyone" just gives these "content creators" and such the attention and subsequent clicks they want. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Property_Damage Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 (edited) edit: so after re-reading the op lol idk what do i say balance your time wisely, be an adult, take care of your family and your responsibilities first and foremost and if u wanna play some call of duty on the weekends, fuck it! Edited September 11, 2021 by Property_Damage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VoidVictorious Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 I’ve always thought that as long as your hobby doesn’t become your lifestyle, you are good. If you are neglecting your family, friends, and social life this is no longer a hobby. I’ve seen it in several posts but I think balance is the key word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ_Radio Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 As someone who grew up in the 1990s, the common theme back then, especially in western culture, was kids who constantly played video games were generally referred to as geeks. Nerds. Kids who were considered different from other kids. It was commonplace for middle aged parents back then to try to convince their kids to play outside, to not stare into a screen so many hours each day. Looking back, I think I understood why they did that. Because gaming as a whole was niche. It wasn't just kids, my dad who is now 67 years old played a lot of strategy games on our old Windows 95. He was already in his 40s when he was gaming, and I sort of picked up my habits from him. Today, a good majority of gamers are well in their 30s and 40s, as this thread indicates. A good number of trophy hunters have long since graduated college, started a family and work a regular job. They have the disposable income to buy hundreds and thousands of games. I don't see too many college kids on these forums, there's a few but not many at all. Their peers need to focus more on studies and starting a future, possibly with a partner with a new career to look forward. I'm sure most of you who already posted on this thread have done all of that. Long story short, I had to move back in with family a couple years back and right now I'm hoping the COVID-19 pandemic to die down eventually so I don't have to keep wearing my mask every time I go out. I've been gaming a bit more in recent times for this reason. This article is your typical bullshit from somebody who probably never understood video games. It's nothing new. This writer sounds like she would be better off writing for Fox News. Probably where she belongs. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampirehunter145 Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 (edited) As a gamer that grow in the 90's and has played since the NES days, i only have one thing to say to the author of that article: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/5c/8e/80/5c8e803df11a147cbabff287dd19a8b0.jpg Edited September 11, 2021 by Vampirehunter145 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BrandedBerserk Posted September 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2021 (edited) Read the article and it really opened up my eyes as much as i hate to admit it, I think they're right which is why I'll be abandoning gaming in favor of hard drugs. Thanks for the insight, time to waste my life doing something more meaningful. Edited September 11, 2021 by BrandedBerserk 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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