Like Chilean miners emerging from the ground, so begins another [Podcast] thread

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  • JohnHamJohnHam Registered User regular
    I've, personally, been trying to be more positive lately. Not for a real "put positivity into the world, maaaan" reason, but just because I think negative opinions are really easy and cheap. It's sort of more courageous to me to take a stand for liking something, as opposed to just not liking something, or saying "it sucks" for whatever reason. Disliking things is low-stress and low-risk and it's also boring, a lot of the time.

    I'm not going to be bothered by others' negative opinions (and I haven't listened to the Bombcast in a while), but I do see it as unfortunate when you sorta define your tastes by the things you don't like as opposed to the things that you do like.

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  • ChincymcchillaChincymcchilla Registered User regular
    did someone say persona

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    BWEEEEOOOOOOOOAAAAWWWWWWAAAA

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  • Bluedude152Bluedude152 Registered User regular
    Yeah

    I havent found one with video game opinions I dont find insane, good personalities, and isnt just pure news

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  • ChincymcchillaChincymcchilla Registered User regular
    edited February 2015
    I'm also really starting to get offput by the assertion that jeff is 'cynical'

    Jeff is not cynical

    he's actually usually pretty optimistic about new games and often excited to play them even when they're about something that he doesn't traditionally like

    he doesn't like some things, but that actually isn't cynicism

    jeff is always excited for and looking forward to new games
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    Here's how you know an era has ended

    Jeff Gerstmann said "yeah video games are alright" and went unchallenged

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  • Bluedude152Bluedude152 Registered User regular
    Well

    Im sorry

    But I find Jeff cynical

    The yelling about how stuff is dumb or hey isnt x event fucked up to hey this looks fun ratio is just not doin it for me lately

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  • LuvTheMonkeyLuvTheMonkey High Sierra Serenade Registered User regular
    Like in the very same segment that sparked this dicussion, Jeff AND Brad both give lots of praise to multiple Zelda games - Link to the Past, Wind Waker, and A Link Between Worlds specifically.

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  • ChincymcchillaChincymcchilla Registered User regular
    Well

    Im sorry

    But I find Jeff cynical

    The yelling about how stuff is dumb or hey isnt x event fucked up to hey this looks fun ratio is just not doin it for me lately

    That's not what cynical means

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  • Bluedude152Bluedude152 Registered User regular
    That bottom line doesnt have to do with me finding Jeff cynical

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  • AtomicTofuAtomicTofu She's a straight-up supervillain, yo Registered User regular
    I found the Indoor Kids podcast to be pleasant, but I never found myself compelled to listen regularly

  • ChincymcchillaChincymcchilla Registered User regular
    That bottom line doesnt have to do with me finding Jeff cynical

    then I'm just confused

    because youve described him as NEGATIVE, which is pretty subjective so okay

    but nothing he's done or that you've brought up shows him to be a cynic?

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  • JohnHamJohnHam Registered User regular
    Assessing someone's attitude as cynical is subjective. Arguing over whether someone technically qualifies as cynical is the most tedious thing I can imagine right now.

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  • HunteraHuntera Rude Boy Registered User regular
    JohnHam wrote: »
    Assessing someone's attitude as cynical is subjective. Arguing over whether someone technically qualifies as cynical is the most tedious thing I can imagine right now.

    Give me a couple minutes and I can come up with something more tedious if you'd like

  • ChincymcchillaChincymcchilla Registered User regular
    JohnHam wrote: »
    Assessing someone's attitude as cynical is subjective. Arguing over whether someone technically qualifies as cynical is the most tedious thing I can imagine right now.

    I mean I'll drop it but he spent a bunch of time this week talking about games he's excited for and a positive idea of the general state of the industry so

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  • JohnHamJohnHam Registered User regular
    Huntera wrote: »
    JohnHam wrote: »
    Assessing someone's attitude as cynical is subjective. Arguing over whether someone technically qualifies as cynical is the most tedious thing I can imagine right now.

    Give me a couple minutes and I can come up with something more tedious if you'd like

    Now this, I gotta see.

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  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    it's not jeff's fault that people keep making bad games

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    I like Jeff and Dan and Drew
    I like when Danny O'Dwyer is on
    I came in to this whole thing after the Ryan and Vinny and Patrick era so I have no frame of reference there

    The only one I don't really like is Brad

  • KilroyKilroy timaeusTestified Registered User regular
    I have it on good authority that jeff once carried a lamp through san francisco in the daytime, looking for an honest man

  • I needed anime to post.I needed anime to post. boom Registered User regular
    Well

    Im sorry

    But I find Jeff cynical

    The yelling about how stuff is dumb or hey isnt x event fucked up to hey this looks fun ratio is just not doin it for me lately

    then don't listen to the podcast boom done, stop hating yourself for changing in a way that the media you consume is different and just start consuming that different media

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  • HunteraHuntera Rude Boy Registered User regular
    JohnHam wrote: »
    Huntera wrote: »
    JohnHam wrote: »
    Assessing someone's attitude as cynical is subjective. Arguing over whether someone technically qualifies as cynical is the most tedious thing I can imagine right now.

    Give me a couple minutes and I can come up with something more tedious if you'd like

    Now this, I gotta see.

    deciding whether or not a list, roughly 30 items long, has something more tedious on it than arguing over whether someone technically qualifies as cynical

  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    I wish dan ryckert had a 24/7 live mixlr for when he gets lost on an empty golf course in the rain in the middle of the day for an hour

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  • ChincymcchillaChincymcchilla Registered User regular
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    I like Jeff and Dan and Drew
    I like when Danny O'Dwyer is on
    I came in to this whole thing after the Ryan and Vinny and Patrick era so I have no frame of reference there

    The only one I don't really like is Brad

    If someone wanted to call brad cynical I would not object

    Though my actual problem with brad is that when he dislikes things he can't articulate why

    So he just makes something up

    and then defends to the death games he does like with those exact same issues

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  • LanglyLangly Registered User regular
    oh shit the Crash Bandicoot 2 email

  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    having trouble articulating yourself is a rough trait for a professional talker about video games

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  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    brad often tries too hard to be jeff but he's at his best when he's positive

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  • JohnHamJohnHam Registered User regular
    Huntera wrote: »
    JohnHam wrote: »
    Huntera wrote: »
    JohnHam wrote: »
    Assessing someone's attitude as cynical is subjective. Arguing over whether someone technically qualifies as cynical is the most tedious thing I can imagine right now.

    Give me a couple minutes and I can come up with something more tedious if you'd like

    Now this, I gotta see.

    deciding whether or not a list, roughly 30 items long, has something more tedious on it than arguing over whether someone technically qualifies as cynical

    SHOW ME THE LIST HUNTERA I'M READY TO DIE TODAY

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  • ChincymcchillaChincymcchilla Registered User regular
    -Tal wrote: »
    brad often tries too hard to be jeff but he's at his best when he's positive

    best brad is when he finds something cute

    peeegs

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  • KilroyKilroy timaeusTestified Registered User regular
    the straw that broke my back with the bombcast was when they spent all of five minutes talking about Evo and the next week spent like two hours talking about the International

    I get that none of them really play fighting games, but maybe they could have thought to ask jason to come on and talk about it instead of just writing it off

  • HunteraHuntera Rude Boy Registered User regular
    JohnHam wrote: »
    Huntera wrote: »
    JohnHam wrote: »
    Huntera wrote: »
    JohnHam wrote: »
    Assessing someone's attitude as cynical is subjective. Arguing over whether someone technically qualifies as cynical is the most tedious thing I can imagine right now.

    Give me a couple minutes and I can come up with something more tedious if you'd like

    Now this, I gotta see.

    deciding whether or not a list, roughly 30 items long, has something more tedious on it than arguing over whether someone technically qualifies as cynical

    SHOW ME THE LIST HUNTERA I'M READY TO DIE TODAY

    1) trying to pry a list of tedious activities from someone who is interested in prolonging the inevitable

  • Medium DaveMedium Dave Registered User regular
    -Tal wrote: »
    I wish dan ryckert had a 24/7 live mixlr for when he gets lost on an empty golf course in the rain in the middle of the day for an hour

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  • KilroyKilroy timaeusTestified Registered User regular
    basically dota ruined giant bomb

  • JohnHamJohnHam Registered User regular
    Huntera wrote: »
    JohnHam wrote: »
    Huntera wrote: »
    JohnHam wrote: »
    Huntera wrote: »
    JohnHam wrote: »
    Assessing someone's attitude as cynical is subjective. Arguing over whether someone technically qualifies as cynical is the most tedious thing I can imagine right now.

    Give me a couple minutes and I can come up with something more tedious if you'd like

    Now this, I gotta see.

    deciding whether or not a list, roughly 30 items long, has something more tedious on it than arguing over whether someone technically qualifies as cynical

    SHOW ME THE LIST HUNTERA I'M READY TO DIE TODAY

    1) trying to pry a list of tedious activities from someone who is interested in prolonging the inevitable

    Actually, I'm finding this pretty engaging so far. Next.

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  • HunteraHuntera Rude Boy Registered User regular
    JohnHam wrote: »
    Huntera wrote: »
    JohnHam wrote: »
    Huntera wrote: »
    JohnHam wrote: »
    Huntera wrote: »
    JohnHam wrote: »
    Assessing someone's attitude as cynical is subjective. Arguing over whether someone technically qualifies as cynical is the most tedious thing I can imagine right now.

    Give me a couple minutes and I can come up with something more tedious if you'd like

    Now this, I gotta see.

    deciding whether or not a list, roughly 30 items long, has something more tedious on it than arguing over whether someone technically qualifies as cynical

    SHOW ME THE LIST HUNTERA I'M READY TO DIE TODAY

    1) trying to pry a list of tedious activities from someone who is interested in prolonging the inevitable

    Actually, I'm finding this pretty engaging so far. Next.

    2) trying to pry a list of tedious activities from someone who is interested in prolonging the inevitable

  • The BetgirlThe Betgirl I'm Molly! Registered User regular
    Kilroy wrote: »
    basically dota ruined giant bomb

    as it does to all things

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  • I needed anime to post.I needed anime to post. boom Registered User regular
    basically i don't have anything against people deciding that giant bomb is not for them, but there's a long and unfortunate trend of people who aren't actually entertained by giant bomb anymore stubbornly continuing to consume their content and then repeatedly posting about how they aren't entertained by them anymore and it's just like you could skip so much of this self-grief if you could stop your giant bomb habit you addict

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  • Bluedude152Bluedude152 Registered User regular
    I'm just trying to figure out what to do with myself because watching giantbomb was basically my entire down time

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  • I needed anime to post.I needed anime to post. boom Registered User regular
    exactly!

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  • ChincymcchillaChincymcchilla Registered User regular
    I'm just trying to figure out what to do with myself because watching giantbomb was basically my entire down time

    a lot of people seem to be way into two friends play

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  • Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    Brad is best when he brings in some insane science stuff

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  • KilroyKilroy timaeusTestified Registered User regular
    basically i don't have anything against people deciding that giant bomb is not for them, but there's a long and unfortunate trend of people who aren't actually entertained by giant bomb anymore stubbornly continuing to consume their content and then repeatedly posting about how they aren't entertained by them anymore and it's just like you could skip so much of this self-grief if you could stop your giant bomb habit you addict

    I cancelled my subscription and haven't listened to the bombcast or regularly watched videos in months

    that doesn't mean I'm not bummed about a thing I liked a lot turning into a thing I don't really like

  • I needed anime to post.I needed anime to post. boom Registered User regular
    you aren't repeatedly posting about it

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