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I'm pretty glad that I don't find games like GTA appealing so I can call myself a gamer without ever having to defend myself for enjoying a game that's about killing innocent people. I really don't understand the appeal in killing hookers and running down cops with a car. Where's the gameplay, exactly? It's not particularly challenging, either because the game doesn't really require you to aim or be a 'skilled' player in any sense.
Because I'm disconnected from the game world enough that charging down a sidewalk and sending 15 bodies flying and flipping end over end on the concrete is funny. I will never feel any kind of remorse or attachment to a 3D character, just like I can never feel it for a movie character. Or rather, I haven't yet.
There's also, to me, the issue that movies and shows all seem to reinforce this notion that sex and having a GF/BF is the most important thing in the world, and that you absolutely need both, perhaps at all times.
I'm 19, I've never had a girlfriend, have turned down date offers and have never seen a woman that I would date. The entire thing is a sham which takes time away from me. I've never actually had anyone really criticize me for it, either. I'm not going to spend time and money on some screaming banshee wench that I don't need for emotional or physical support. I'll have a relationship when it benefits me.
My only real close friend is a woman, and I kind of hate it. I want to see her like once a month. She wants to see me like twice a week. People are a burden and it sucks.
You need to meet better girls.
I think it's more that I'm not willing to lower my standards to speak to giggling girly girls in an attempt to fill their vagina. No matter who you date, regardless, it's going to be a burden. I don't require the emotional support that other people seem to, so the entire thing doesn't really reward me. The only thing a relationship offers me is financial support - which, to be honest, I would go into one for. I'd date a rich girl if she gave a lot to me.
I really don't think you've met very many girls. I mean, implying that all girls are giggling morons is the same as implying that all guys are dumb ass frat boys. It's not really true and it's kind of offensive.
This coming from a guy who really hates giggling morons.
I think he was just saying that he does not want to waste his time "going out" with girls just to have sex with them.
This is basically how I think to, though I have had girlfriends in the past which were only for 'status' (though admitted this was when I went to School and have since matured)
I think he was just saying that he does not want to waste his time "going out" with girls just to have sex with them.
This is basically how I think to, though I have had girlfriends in the past which were only for 'status' (though admitted this was when I went to School and have since matured)
That's a totally different statement and doesn't sound like anything he said.
I'm pretty glad that I don't find games like GTA appealing so I can call myself a gamer without ever having to defend myself for enjoying a game that's about killing innocent people. I really don't understand the appeal in killing hookers and running down cops with a car. Where's the gameplay, exactly? It's not particularly challenging, either because the game doesn't really require you to aim or be a 'skilled' player in any sense.
Because I'm disconnected from the game world enough that charging down a sidewalk and sending 15 bodies flying and flipping end over end on the concrete is funny. I will never feel any kind of remorse or attachment to a 3D character, just like I can never feel it for a movie character. Or rather, I haven't yet.
There's also, to me, the issue that movies and shows all seem to reinforce this notion that sex and having a GF/BF is the most important thing in the world, and that you absolutely need both, perhaps at all times.
I'm 19, I've never had a girlfriend, have turned down date offers and have never seen a woman that I would date. The entire thing is a sham which takes time away from me. I've never actually had anyone really criticize me for it, either. I'm not going to spend time and money on some screaming banshee wench that I don't need for emotional or physical support. I'll have a relationship when it benefits me.
My only real close friend is a woman, and I kind of hate it. I want to see her like once a month. She wants to see me like twice a week. People are a burden and it sucks.
You need to meet better girls.
I think it's more that I'm not willing to lower my standards to speak to giggling girly girls in an attempt to fill their vagina. No matter who you date, regardless, it's going to be a burden. I don't require the emotional support that other people seem to, so the entire thing doesn't really reward me. The only thing a relationship offers me is financial support - which, to be honest, I would go into one for. I'd date a rich girl if she gave a lot to me.
I really don't think you've met very many girls. I mean, implying that all girls are giggling morons is the same as implying that all guys are dumb ass frat boys. It's not really true and it's kind of offensive.
This coming from a guy who really hates giggling morns.
The only people I ever really befriend are women, so I've met enough of them. My distaste for relationships is less my distaste for women, and more simply not seeing the need, nor having a desire for this companionship.
People who aren't me are too unstable, too emotionally vulnerable and too confused about who and what they are to make me attracted to them. I just can't wrap my head around the whole affair. I mean, really, what does a relationship offer? Think about it in a pure profit and loss way.
I'm pretty glad that I don't find games like GTA appealing so I can call myself a gamer without ever having to defend myself for enjoying a game that's about killing innocent people. I really don't understand the appeal in killing hookers and running down cops with a car. Where's the gameplay, exactly? It's not particularly challenging, either because the game doesn't really require you to aim or be a 'skilled' player in any sense.
Because I'm disconnected from the game world enough that charging down a sidewalk and sending 15 bodies flying and flipping end over end on the concrete is funny. I will never feel any kind of remorse or attachment to a 3D character, just like I can never feel it for a movie character. Or rather, I haven't yet.
There's also, to me, the issue that movies and shows all seem to reinforce this notion that sex and having a GF/BF is the most important thing in the world, and that you absolutely need both, perhaps at all times.
I'm 19, I've never had a girlfriend, have turned down date offers and have never seen a woman that I would date. The entire thing is a sham which takes time away from me. I've never actually had anyone really criticize me for it, either. I'm not going to spend time and money on some screaming banshee wench that I don't need for emotional or physical support. I'll have a relationship when it benefits me.
My only real close friend is a woman, and I kind of hate it. I want to see her like once a month. She wants to see me like twice a week. People are a burden and it sucks.
You need to meet better girls.
I think it's more that I'm not willing to lower my standards to speak to giggling girly girls in an attempt to fill their vagina. No matter who you date, regardless, it's going to be a burden. I don't require the emotional support that other people seem to, so the entire thing doesn't really reward me. The only thing a relationship offers me is financial support - which, to be honest, I would go into one for. I'd date a rich girl if she gave a lot to me.
I really don't think you've met very many girls. I mean, implying that all girls are giggling morons is the same as implying that all guys are dumb ass frat boys. It's not really true and it's kind of offensive.
This coming from a guy who really hates giggling morns.
The only people I ever really befriend are women, so I've met enough of them. My distaste for relationships is less my distaste for women, and more simply not seeing the need, nor having a desire for this companionship.
People who aren't me are too unstable, too emotionally vulnerable and too confused about who and what they are to make me attracted to them. I just can't wrap my head around the whole affair. I mean, really, what does a relationship offer? Think about it in a pure profit and loss way.
That's not really a great way to look at relationships.
Or life in general.
Though it is your way.
I'm pretty glad that I don't find games like GTA appealing so I can call myself a gamer without ever having to defend myself for enjoying a game that's about killing innocent people. I really don't understand the appeal in killing hookers and running down cops with a car. Where's the gameplay, exactly? It's not particularly challenging, either because the game doesn't really require you to aim or be a 'skilled' player in any sense.
Because I'm disconnected from the game world enough that charging down a sidewalk and sending 15 bodies flying and flipping end over end on the concrete is funny. I will never feel any kind of remorse or attachment to a 3D character, just like I can never feel it for a movie character. Or rather, I haven't yet.
There's also, to me, the issue that movies and shows all seem to reinforce this notion that sex and having a GF/BF is the most important thing in the world, and that you absolutely need both, perhaps at all times.
I'm 19, I've never had a girlfriend, have turned down date offers and have never seen a woman that I would date. The entire thing is a sham which takes time away from me. I've never actually had anyone really criticize me for it, either. I'm not going to spend time and money on some screaming banshee wench that I don't need for emotional or physical support. I'll have a relationship when it benefits me.
My only real close friend is a woman, and I kind of hate it. I want to see her like once a month. She wants to see me like twice a week. People are a burden and it sucks.
You need to meet better girls.
I think it's more that I'm not willing to lower my standards to speak to giggling girly girls in an attempt to fill their vagina. No matter who you date, regardless, it's going to be a burden. I don't require the emotional support that other people seem to, so the entire thing doesn't really reward me. The only thing a relationship offers me is financial support - which, to be honest, I would go into one for. I'd date a rich girl if she gave a lot to me.
I really don't think you've met very many girls. I mean, implying that all girls are giggling morons is the same as implying that all guys are dumb ass frat boys. It's not really true and it's kind of offensive.
This coming from a guy who really hates giggling morns.
The only people I ever really befriend are women, so I've met enough of them. My distaste for relationships is less my distaste for women, and more simply not seeing the need, nor having a desire for this companionship.
People who aren't me are too unstable, too emotionally vulnerable and too confused about who and what they are to make me attracted to them. I just can't wrap my head around the whole affair. I mean, really, what does a relationship offer? Think about it in a pure profit and loss way.
That's not really a great way to look at relationships.
Or life in general.
Why? People choose their mates in a profit-and-loss way, they simply don't realize it the majority of the time. How do you choose jobs? How do you choose whether or not to do something? Life is a balancing act, and the way my mind work has me balance it in a way that is surprisingly disconnected from emotional need.
I'm pretty glad that I don't find games like GTA appealing so I can call myself a gamer without ever having to defend myself for enjoying a game that's about killing innocent people. I really don't understand the appeal in killing hookers and running down cops with a car. Where's the gameplay, exactly? It's not particularly challenging, either because the game doesn't really require you to aim or be a 'skilled' player in any sense.
Because I'm disconnected from the game world enough that charging down a sidewalk and sending 15 bodies flying and flipping end over end on the concrete is funny. I will never feel any kind of remorse or attachment to a 3D character, just like I can never feel it for a movie character. Or rather, I haven't yet.
There's also, to me, the issue that movies and shows all seem to reinforce this notion that sex and having a GF/BF is the most important thing in the world, and that you absolutely need both, perhaps at all times.
I'm 19, I've never had a girlfriend, have turned down date offers and have never seen a woman that I would date. The entire thing is a sham which takes time away from me. I've never actually had anyone really criticize me for it, either. I'm not going to spend time and money on some screaming banshee wench that I don't need for emotional or physical support. I'll have a relationship when it benefits me.
My only real close friend is a woman, and I kind of hate it. I want to see her like once a month. She wants to see me like twice a week. People are a burden and it sucks.
You need to meet better girls.
I think it's more that I'm not willing to lower my standards to speak to giggling girly girls in an attempt to fill their vagina. No matter who you date, regardless, it's going to be a burden. I don't require the emotional support that other people seem to, so the entire thing doesn't really reward me. The only thing a relationship offers me is financial support - which, to be honest, I would go into one for. I'd date a rich girl if she gave a lot to me.
I really don't think you've met very many girls. I mean, implying that all girls are giggling morons is the same as implying that all guys are dumb ass frat boys. It's not really true and it's kind of offensive.
This coming from a guy who really hates giggling morns.
The only people I ever really befriend are women, so I've met enough of them. My distaste for relationships is less my distaste for women, and more simply not seeing the need, nor having a desire for this companionship.
People who aren't me are too unstable, too emotionally vulnerable and too confused about who and what they are to make me attracted to them. I just can't wrap my head around the whole affair. I mean, really, what does a relationship offer? Think about it in a pure profit and loss way.
That's not really a great way to look at relationships.
Or life in general.
Why? People choose their mates in a profit-and-loss way, they simply don't realize it the majority of the time. How do you choose jobs? How do you choose whether or not to do something? Life is a balancing act, and the way my mind work has me balance it in a way that is surprisingly disconnected from emotional need.
I'm pretty glad that I don't find games like GTA appealing so I can call myself a gamer without ever having to defend myself for enjoying a game that's about killing innocent people. I really don't understand the appeal in killing hookers and running down cops with a car. Where's the gameplay, exactly? It's not particularly challenging, either because the game doesn't really require you to aim or be a 'skilled' player in any sense.
Because I'm disconnected from the game world enough that charging down a sidewalk and sending 15 bodies flying and flipping end over end on the concrete is funny. I will never feel any kind of remorse or attachment to a 3D character, just like I can never feel it for a movie character. Or rather, I haven't yet.
There's also, to me, the issue that movies and shows all seem to reinforce this notion that sex and having a GF/BF is the most important thing in the world, and that you absolutely need both, perhaps at all times.
I'm 19, I've never had a girlfriend, have turned down date offers and have never seen a woman that I would date. The entire thing is a sham which takes time away from me. I've never actually had anyone really criticize me for it, either. I'm not going to spend time and money on some screaming banshee wench that I don't need for emotional or physical support. I'll have a relationship when it benefits me.
My only real close friend is a woman, and I kind of hate it. I want to see her like once a month. She wants to see me like twice a week. People are a burden and it sucks.
You need to meet better girls.
I think it's more that I'm not willing to lower my standards to speak to giggling girly girls in an attempt to fill their vagina. No matter who you date, regardless, it's going to be a burden. I don't require the emotional support that other people seem to, so the entire thing doesn't really reward me. The only thing a relationship offers me is financial support - which, to be honest, I would go into one for. I'd date a rich girl if she gave a lot to me.
I really don't think you've met very many girls. I mean, implying that all girls are giggling morons is the same as implying that all guys are dumb ass frat boys. It's not really true and it's kind of offensive.
This coming from a guy who really hates giggling morns.
The only people I ever really befriend are women, so I've met enough of them. My distaste for relationships is less my distaste for women, and more simply not seeing the need, nor having a desire for this companionship.
People who aren't me are too unstable, too emotionally vulnerable and too confused about who and what they are to make me attracted to them. I just can't wrap my head around the whole affair. I mean, really, what does a relationship offer? Think about it in a pure profit and loss way.
That's not really a great way to look at relationships.
Or life in general.
Why? People choose their mates in a profit-and-loss way, they simply don't realize it the majority of the time. How do you choose jobs? How do you choose whether or not to do something? Life is a balancing act, and the way my mind work has me balance it in a way that is surprisingly disconnected from emotional need.
I consider it a strength. You, apparently, don't.
More power to you if that's what makes you happy.
I just can't see life in that profit/loss way.
Mind you I also dropped out in grade 8 and spent four years in a depressed wreck before crawling my way out of it with my fingernails and bare teeth, stared the world in the face, and said BRING IT ON.
Why? People choose their mates in a profit-and-loss way, they simply don't realize it the majority of the time. How do you choose jobs? How do you choose whether or not to do something? Life is a balancing act, and the way my mind work has me balance it in a way that is surprisingly disconnected from emotional need.
It's not about profit and loss to me. I want someone to protect, love and care about. Maybe it is still profit and loss (For example, I feel emotionally fulfilled for protecting someone and being her armor), but it is clearly not in the same sense as it is to you.
Why? People choose their mates in a profit-and-loss way, they simply don't realize it the majority of the time. How do you choose jobs? How do you choose whether or not to do something? Life is a balancing act, and the way my mind work has me balance it in a way that is surprisingly disconnected from emotional need.
It's not about profit and loss to me. I want someone to protect, love and care about. Maybe it is still profit and loss (For example, I feel emotionally fulfilled for protecting someone and being her armor), but it is clearly not in the same sense as it is to you.
It is all about profit and loss, it just depends on how deep past the biochemical reactions you go. Not to say that it's meaningless, just that I don't understand it and have never been able to relate. There are many things I don't react to.
I'm pretty glad that I don't find games like GTA appealing so I can call myself a gamer without ever having to defend myself for enjoying a game that's about killing innocent people. I really don't understand the appeal in killing hookers and running down cops with a car. Where's the gameplay, exactly? It's not particularly challenging, either because the game doesn't really require you to aim or be a 'skilled' player in any sense.
Because I'm disconnected from the game world enough that charging down a sidewalk and sending 15 bodies flying and flipping end over end on the concrete is funny. I will never feel any kind of remorse or attachment to a 3D character, just like I can never feel it for a movie character. Or rather, I haven't yet.
There's also, to me, the issue that movies and shows all seem to reinforce this notion that sex and having a GF/BF is the most important thing in the world, and that you absolutely need both, perhaps at all times.
I'm 19, I've never had a girlfriend, have turned down date offers and have never seen a woman that I would date. The entire thing is a sham which takes time away from me. I've never actually had anyone really criticize me for it, either. I'm not going to spend time and money on some screaming banshee wench that I don't need for emotional or physical support. I'll have a relationship when it benefits me.
My only real close friend is a woman, and I kind of hate it. I want to see her like once a month. She wants to see me like twice a week. People are a burden and it sucks.
You need to meet better girls.
I think it's more that I'm not willing to lower my standards to speak to giggling girly girls in an attempt to fill their vagina. No matter who you date, regardless, it's going to be a burden. I don't require the emotional support that other people seem to, so the entire thing doesn't really reward me. The only thing a relationship offers me is financial support - which, to be honest, I would go into one for. I'd date a rich girl if she gave a lot to me.
These posts read like some serious misogyny or misanthropy in general. Seriously, I think the problem is you. You really sound like some cold, crazy psychopath. Maybe you're just watching too much Dexter.
Women aren't just bottomless pits of neediness, you know.
I'm pretty glad that I don't find games like GTA appealing so I can call myself a gamer without ever having to defend myself for enjoying a game that's about killing innocent people. I really don't understand the appeal in killing hookers and running down cops with a car. Where's the gameplay, exactly? It's not particularly challenging, either because the game doesn't really require you to aim or be a 'skilled' player in any sense.
Because I'm disconnected from the game world enough that charging down a sidewalk and sending 15 bodies flying and flipping end over end on the concrete is funny. I will never feel any kind of remorse or attachment to a 3D character, just like I can never feel it for a movie character. Or rather, I haven't yet.
There's also, to me, the issue that movies and shows all seem to reinforce this notion that sex and having a GF/BF is the most important thing in the world, and that you absolutely need both, perhaps at all times.
I'm 19, I've never had a girlfriend, have turned down date offers and have never seen a woman that I would date. The entire thing is a sham which takes time away from me. I've never actually had anyone really criticize me for it, either. I'm not going to spend time and money on some screaming banshee wench that I don't need for emotional or physical support. I'll have a relationship when it benefits me.
My only real close friend is a woman, and I kind of hate it. I want to see her like once a month. She wants to see me like twice a week. People are a burden and it sucks.
You need to meet better girls.
I think it's more that I'm not willing to lower my standards to speak to giggling girly girls in an attempt to fill their vagina. No matter who you date, regardless, it's going to be a burden. I don't require the emotional support that other people seem to, so the entire thing doesn't really reward me. The only thing a relationship offers me is financial support - which, to be honest, I would go into one for. I'd date a rich girl if she gave a lot to me.
These posts read like some serious misogyny or misanthropy in general. Seriously, I think the problem is you. You really sound like some cold, crazy psychopath. Maybe you're just watching too much Dexter.
Women aren't just bottomless pits of neediness, you know.
Who ever said I was talking about just women? Apparently my first sentence has been misinterpted. I was told that I hadn't met many girls - on the contrary, I have met many. What I meant to imply that just because I've met many women doesn't mean that I'm going to settle for something that I don't want or am not attracted to. When I find a truly intelligent, emotionally stable woman who enjoys talking about philosophy, the fate of humanity, what makes the world turn, and how fascinating the depths of space are, then I may find myself attracted.
Until then I am not going to placate valley girls to satisfy a need of the meat that I don't have.
Back on topic, there is another site aiming to educate idiotic parents to age ratings on the internet recently featured on Kotaku. However it is, imo, a bit on the laughable side, where it has these "reccomended" games and "games to avoid", which aren't even meant for children in the first place, lol.
The site is painfully amaturish and assumes the reader knows nothing about the gaming industry. The thing is I can't remember the address, though it was made by AOL (who I hate to start with). It was something like "AOL play Smart" or "play Savvy", something like that.
Why? People choose their mates in a profit-and-loss way, they simply don't realize it the majority of the time. How do you choose jobs? How do you choose whether or not to do something? Life is a balancing act, and the way my mind work has me balance it in a way that is surprisingly disconnected from emotional need.
It's not about profit and loss to me. I want someone to protect, love and care about. Maybe it is still profit and loss (For example, I feel emotionally fulfilled for protecting someone and being her armor), but it is clearly not in the same sense as it is to you.
It is all about profit and loss, it just depends on how deep past the biochemical reactions you go. Not to say that it's meaningless, just that I don't understand it and have never been able to relate. There are many things I don't react to.
Since theres no getting out of this life alive, profit and loss are totally valueless in the long term. Without emotions all you need is 1 gallon of water, 2000 calories of food, and a temperature around 75 degrees to survive. Without 'emotions' that is all you need. In fact, without emotions you may as well go jump into a tiger cage right now, since you're going to die anyway. May as well get it over and done with, why waste time accruing crap which is totally pointless in the long term. Love is not the only emotion you realise, nor is lust. Every part of the human condition which raises us above the simple search for food, water and as many mates as possible is emotional.
Seriously, if you truly believe that everyone else sucks, and that life is all about profit and loss, and that that attitude is a strength then you should either seek psychological counseling or get out and have fun more.
I'm pretty glad that I don't find games like GTA appealing so I can call myself a gamer without ever having to defend myself for enjoying a game that's about killing innocent people. I really don't understand the appeal in killing hookers and running down cops with a car. Where's the gameplay, exactly? It's not particularly challenging, either because the game doesn't really require you to aim or be a 'skilled' player in any sense.
Because I'm disconnected from the game world enough that charging down a sidewalk and sending 15 bodies flying and flipping end over end on the concrete is funny. I will never feel any kind of remorse or attachment to a 3D character, just like I can never feel it for a movie character. Or rather, I haven't yet.
There's also, to me, the issue that movies and shows all seem to reinforce this notion that sex and having a GF/BF is the most important thing in the world, and that you absolutely need both, perhaps at all times.
I'm 19, I've never had a girlfriend, have turned down date offers and have never seen a woman that I would date. The entire thing is a sham which takes time away from me. I've never actually had anyone really criticize me for it, either. I'm not going to spend time and money on some screaming banshee wench that I don't need for emotional or physical support. I'll have a relationship when it benefits me.
My only real close friend is a woman, and I kind of hate it. I want to see her like once a month. She wants to see me like twice a week. People are a burden and it sucks.
You need to meet better girls.
I think it's more that I'm not willing to lower my standards to speak to giggling girly girls in an attempt to fill their vagina. No matter who you date, regardless, it's going to be a burden. I don't require the emotional support that other people seem to, so the entire thing doesn't really reward me. The only thing a relationship offers me is financial support - which, to be honest, I would go into one for. I'd date a rich girl if she gave a lot to me.
These posts read like some serious misogyny or misanthropy in general. Seriously, I think the problem is you. You really sound like some cold, crazy psychopath. Maybe you're just watching too much Dexter.
Women aren't just bottomless pits of neediness, you know.
Who ever said I was talking about just women? Apparently my first sentence has been misinterpted. I was told that I hadn't met many girls - on the contrary, I have met many. What I meant to imply that just because I've met many women doesn't mean that I'm going to settle for something that I don't want or am not attracted to. When I find a truly intelligent, emotionally stable woman who enjoys talking about philosophy, the fate of humanity, what makes the world turn, and how fascinating the depths of space are, then I may find myself attracted.
Until then I am not going to placate valley girls to satisfy a need of the meat that I don't have.
Why? People choose their mates in a profit-and-loss way, they simply don't realize it the majority of the time. How do you choose jobs? How do you choose whether or not to do something? Life is a balancing act, and the way my mind work has me balance it in a way that is surprisingly disconnected from emotional need.
It's not about profit and loss to me. I want someone to protect, love and care about. Maybe it is still profit and loss (For example, I feel emotionally fulfilled for protecting someone and being her armor), but it is clearly not in the same sense as it is to you.
It is all about profit and loss, it just depends on how deep past the biochemical reactions you go. Not to say that it's meaningless, just that I don't understand it and have never been able to relate. There are many things I don't react to.
Since theres no getting out of this life alive, profit and loss are totally valueless in the long term. Without emotions all you need is 1 gallon of water, 2000 calories of food, and a temperature around 75 degrees to survive. Without 'emotions' that is all you need. In fact, without emotions you may as well go jump into a tiger cage right now, since you're going to die anyway. May as well get it over and done with, why waste time accruing crap which is totally pointless in the long term. Love is not the only emotion you realise, nor is lust. Every part of the human condition which raises us above the simple search for food, water and as many mates as possible is emotional.
Seriously, if you truly believe that everyone else sucks, and that life is all about profit and loss, and that that attitude is a strength then you should either seek psychological counseling or get out and have fun more.
Why don't I throw myself into a tiger cage? Because I enjoy music and video games and some other things. I never said I don't fall into the traps of humanity, if I didn't I wouldn't be human. I simply don't need a relationship, and don't see relationships as anything but an emotional prop, someone who's there to use when it's needed. Why does my view of this bother you?
The fact remains that I'm not going to end my life simply because it is pointless. As long as I can enjoy myself in some form, I will remain.
Hmm, so Faffel, are you basically trying to say that you would not enter a relationship with a girl unless you were truly attracted to them and in more than simply psyhical appearence?
If so then this is an intelligent and mature way to look at such matters, and is similar to my own views on the same thing. However if you are saying that you hate the company of other people and hate women etc then...well I don't think we should be discussing that on PA.
Hmm, so Faffel, are you basically trying to say that you would not enter a relationship with a girl unless you were truly attracted to them and in more than simply psyhical appearence?
More or less. I'm not going to be around someone without a good reason to be around someone. If there's nothing for me to gain, then why bother? And gain counts in an emotional or physical way.
If so then this is an intelligent and mature way to look at such matters, and is similar to my own views on the same thing. However if you are saying that you hate the company of other people and hate women etc then...well I don't think we should be discussing that on PA.
I prefer the company of myself to the company of others the majority of the time. If I'm sufficiently bored I'll go to a friends house, or if their whining for me to hang out becomes too annoying to bear.
I'm just kind of a dick though. My friend wanted me to come to her friend's shitty emo band with her. I talked her out of it so we could just sit at home and play video games. Why? Because otherwise there was no reason for me to go, and apparently I'm important enough to her to be able to influence her with my presence. I exploit that to my desire.
I've played video games my entire life. I was born into an NES house hold.
Yesterday marked 25 years in gaming.
Not once have I ever carried over anything I saw in my entertainment. Except for wrestling moves, but we did those on the bed and in the pool because I wasn't a fucking retard and my parents gave a shit about me.
Look at this kid in the commercial. My mom would have slapped the hell out of me if I said, at that age, "cut off a prostitutes head" and she would have taken that fucking game away from me.
She wouldn't have thrown me in front of a TV and asked me to repeat it.
Because, you know, shit like that just legitimizes it.
I've played video games my entire life. I was born into an NES house hold.
Yesterday marked 25 years in gaming.
Not once have I ever carried over anything I saw in my entertainment. Except for wrestling moves, but we did those on the bed and in the pool because I wasn't a fucking retard and my parents gave a shit about me.
Look at this kid in the commercial. My mom would have slapped the hell out of me if I said, at that age, "cut off a prostitutes head" and she would have taken that fucking game away from me.
She wouldn't have thrown me in front of a TV and asked me to repeat it.
Because, you know, shit like that just legitimizes it.
Yeah. I played Mortal Kombat growing up, but that was a ridiculous game and my mother knew it. I don't think I played a game that my mother didn't sit in on for at least a little bit. There is a lack of parenting, and nobody is copping up to it. It's stupid and gaming is taking heat for it.
Hmm, so Faffel, are you basically trying to say that you would not enter a relationship with a girl unless you were truly attracted to them and in more than simply psyhical appearence?
More or less. I'm not going to be around someone without a good reason to be around someone. If there's nothing for me to gain, then why bother? And gain counts in an emotional or physical way.
If so then this is an intelligent and mature way to look at such matters, and is similar to my own views on the same thing. However if you are saying that you hate the company of other people and hate women etc then...well I don't think we should be discussing that on PA.
I prefer the company of myself to the company of others the majority of the time. If I'm sufficiently bored I'll go to a friends house, or if their whining for me to hang out becomes too annoying to bear.
Well really, that view on relationships is perfectly sensible, if I am getting your point correctly (I must admit I havent read every post).
There is no point in "going out" with people simply as a status symbol and to have sex etc just for the point of it. Some people enjoy this sort of behaviour but guess what, all people are different. Choosing a partner, of which I mean someone you wish to spend the rest of your life with, is a very important thing. It is folly to marry or enter serious commitment with someone if you are 500% sure you are good to go.
As far as preferring your own company, this is again nothing to worry about. You should not be a hermit entirely of course, but preferring your own company is something many people do. As children we have many friends and go round to their houses etc all the time. As adults, we have our own agenda's and interests, and often have no time or wish to interact in the same way. This is not a hatred of people or firendhsip, but a natural part of "change".
I've played video games my entire life. I was born into an NES house hold.
Yesterday marked 25 years in gaming.
Not once have I ever carried over anything I saw in my entertainment. Except for wrestling moves, but we did those on the bed and in the pool because I wasn't a fucking retard and my parents gave a shit about me.
Look at this kid in the commercial. My mom would have slapped the hell out of me if I said, at that age, "cut off a prostitutes head" and she would have taken that fucking game away from me.
She wouldn't have thrown me in front of a TV and asked me to repeat it.
Because, you know, shit like that just legitimizes it.
Yeah. I played Mortal Kombat growing up, but that was a ridiculous game and my mother knew it. I don't think I played a game that my mother didn't sit in on for at least a little bit. There is a lack of parenting, and nobody is copping up to it. It's stupid and gaming is taking heat for it.
I showed my mom Mortal Kombat 2 when I was a kid. That guy with the sharp hat. He has a fatality where he cuts people in half vertically. I showed that to her. The look of disgust on her face was enough to let me know that, okay maybe this is a bit too unreal.
Hmm, so Faffel, are you basically trying to say that you would not enter a relationship with a girl unless you were truly attracted to them and in more than simply psyhical appearence?
More or less. I'm not going to be around someone without a good reason to be around someone. If there's nothing for me to gain, then why bother? And gain counts in an emotional or physical way.
If so then this is an intelligent and mature way to look at such matters, and is similar to my own views on the same thing. However if you are saying that you hate the company of other people and hate women etc then...well I don't think we should be discussing that on PA.
I prefer the company of myself to the company of others the majority of the time. If I'm sufficiently bored I'll go to a friends house, or if their whining for me to hang out becomes too annoying to bear.
Well really, that view on relationships is perfectly sensible, if I am getting your point correctly (I must admit I havent read every post).
There is no point in "going out" with people simply as a status symbol and to have sex etc just for the point of it. Some people enjoy this sort of behaviour but guess what, all people are different. Choosing a partner, of which I mean someone you wish to spend the rest of your life with, is a very important thing. It is folly to marry or enter serious commitment with someone if you are 500% sure you are good to go.
As far as preferring your own company, this is again nothing to worry about. You should not be a hermit entirely of course, but preferring your own company is something many people do. As children we have many friends and go round to their houses etc all the time. As adults, we have our own agenda's and interests, and often have no time or wish to interact in the same way. This is not a hatred of people or firendhsip, but a natural part of "change".
I'm not worried. I do these things because I enjoy them and know it's best for me and what I want.
It's bothering other people and I find some enjoyment in that being myself makes other people vaguely uncomfortable.
I've played video games my entire life. I was born into an NES house hold.
Yesterday marked 25 years in gaming.
Not once have I ever carried over anything I saw in my entertainment. Except for wrestling moves, but we did those on the bed and in the pool because I wasn't a fucking retard and my parents gave a shit about me.
Look at this kid in the commercial. My mom would have slapped the hell out of me if I said, at that age, "cut off a prostitutes head" and she would have taken that fucking game away from me.
She wouldn't have thrown me in front of a TV and asked me to repeat it.
Because, you know, shit like that just legitimizes it.
Yeah. I played Mortal Kombat growing up, but that was a ridiculous game and my mother knew it. I don't think I played a game that my mother didn't sit in on for at least a little bit. There is a lack of parenting, and nobody is copping up to it. It's stupid and gaming is taking heat for it.
I showed my mom Mortal Kombat 2 when I was a kid. That guy with the sharp hat. He has a fatality where he cuts people in half vertically. I showed that to her. The look of disgust on her face was enough to let me know that, okay maybe this is a bit too unreal.
What was his name... Lao? I don't know, I just never once thought "hey, we could do this in real life!" while playing MK, which I think is the most violent game I played until I was about 13. If your child is 13 or older and you have to worry about how video game violence will effect them... well. I always thought euthanasia was a good idea.
EDIT: Holy fuck. Too many posts to deal with. Hopefully this is coherent.
Hmm, so Faffel, are you basically trying to say that you would not enter a relationship with a girl unless you were truly attracted to them and in more than simply psyhical appearence?
More or less. I'm not going to be around someone without a good reason to be around someone. If there's nothing for me to gain, then why bother? And gain counts in an emotional or physical way.
If so then this is an intelligent and mature way to look at such matters, and is similar to my own views on the same thing. However if you are saying that you hate the company of other people and hate women etc then...well I don't think we should be discussing that on PA.
I prefer the company of myself to the company of others the majority of the time. If I'm sufficiently bored I'll go to a friends house, or if their whining for me to hang out becomes too annoying to bear.
Well really, that view on relationships is perfectly sensible, if I am getting your point correctly (I must admit I havent read every post).
There is no point in "going out" with people simply as a status symbol and to have sex etc just for the point of it. Some people enjoy this sort of behaviour but guess what, all people are different. Choosing a partner, of which I mean someone you wish to spend the rest of your life with, is a very important thing. It is folly to marry or enter serious commitment with someone if you are 500% sure you are good to go.
As far as preferring your own company, this is again nothing to worry about. You should not be a hermit entirely of course, but preferring your own company is something many people do. As children we have many friends and go round to their houses etc all the time. As adults, we have our own agenda's and interests, and often have no time or wish to interact in the same way. This is not a hatred of people or firendhsip, but a natural part of "change".
I'm not worried. I do these things because I enjoy them and know it's best for me and what I want.
It's bothering other people and I find some enjoyment in that being myself makes other people vaguely uncomfortable.
Well I guess this is simply the difference between different people and cultures. Not everybody is destined to get on perfectly together, and some peoples views on life and at direct opposites. All this is normal and people should just be themselves.
The thing is, there is legitimate research behind these anti-gamers. There is a fairly strong correlation between increased aggression levels and violent games. The problem comes from the fact that most researchers, even researchers who firmly believe that videogames increase violent behavior, don't believe videogame violence has a major impact on the overall trend of violence in society.
In the short term, long term the evidence is much laxer. Plus the raising of aggression is akin to that of playing most sports.
Also, if you're a good parent and your kid is mature enough, violent games and movies can be completely fine. So lets stop with the "zomg look at all these bad parents letting them play X". Anyway, violent media is about the very last thing I'd worry about influencing my kids. How relationships, sex, gender etc is portrayed on TV is completely fucked up. Yet I have yet to see any real number of complaint against that? I'd much rather my kid was beating hookers to death then taking on the message of any comedy - I mean look at You've got Mail. Plus these are far far harder for a kid to realise it's fantasy, or that the message is a poor one.
Plus the add insinuated all videogames are like this, when the actual number near this severity is in the low single percents. Which makes it shit in that respect, and causing undue fear. Though this isn't really a company to listen to given they've actively lied about what certain media encourages, and falsely claimed that the (USA) National PTA supported one of their reports, not oly did they not do such a thing. They actively disagree with it.
Movies and advertisements have, for years, been feeding us this kool aid and making us believe that we're just 'not good enough' or simply 'dont measure up' if we don't wear branded clothing, gold watches and jewelery, cologne, expensive haircuts, big cars and whatever else. It's like, "Why doesn't the girl find you attractive? You're a 6, she's a 9. If you wear branded clothing and get an expensive haircut and get a tan, you can be an 7, and she'll find you approachable."
But wait, prime time sitcoms teach us that overweight screwball guys have thin attractive wives. It's a trend with a lot of shows these days. Guess that's their idea of being more "realistic" than movies.
o_O
Movies and advertisements have, for years, been feeding us this kool aid and making us believe that we're just 'not good enough' or simply 'dont measure up' if we don't wear branded clothing, gold watches and jewelery, cologne, expensive haircuts, big cars and whatever else. It's like, "Why doesn't the girl find you attractive? You're a 6, she's a 9. If you wear branded clothing and get an expensive haircut and get a tan, you can be an 7, and she'll find you approachable."
But wait, prime time sitcoms teach us that overweight screwball guys have thin attractive wives. It's a trend with a lot of shows these days. Guess that's their idea of being more "realistic" than movies.
o_O
Yeah, but due to years of ingrained 'movie logic' we see such things as blatant lies and say things like "In real life, a Fatty McFatguy like that character would never be able to land a 10 like her, or even an 8 or a 7. The actor himself only has a 10 as a wife in real life because he's rich and money takes precedence over all."
That's really how I think and I wish I could change that.
I'm really surprised my parents didn't spend more time monitoring my game play. And I had a seriously Mormon mom- a person who has more of a problem with the concept of me drinking then she does with me sleeping around. =/
So, I've played all kinds of stuff in my youth. I fucking watched my dad play through Duke Nukem 3D (which really isn't all that bad- see average episode of South Park), and then played Conker's Bad Fur Day (which is horrendously mature). And remember when GTA III came out? We played it because it was fun, not because of violence and hookers.
I also have a few anger issues. But so does my dad. So did my grandfather (who does not even play games, durrrrrrr, how does that work?). Games didn't seem to affect me all that much, in that light.
What I'm trying to say- as a youth raised on the cusp of gaming- that I never turned out violent and insane. I always was able to distinguish reality from fantasy. Even with all the fucking books I read. And the D&D I played. And the occasional comic book that fell into my hands. Christ, I must be a ticking time bomb, or something.
In short: The hype of violence in video games feels like a personal affront to my childhood- and seems to be (for the most part) a load of bullshit.
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Movies and advertisements have, for years, been feeding us this kool aid and making us believe that we're just 'not good enough' or simply 'dont measure up' if we don't wear branded clothing, gold watches and jewelery, cologne, expensive haircuts, big cars and whatever else. It's like, "Why doesn't the girl find you attractive? You're a 6, she's a 9. If you wear branded clothing and get an expensive haircut and get a tan, you can be an 7, and she'll find you approachable."
But wait, prime time sitcoms teach us that overweight screwball guys have thin attractive wives. It's a trend with a lot of shows these days. Guess that's their idea of being more "realistic" than movies.
o_O
Yeah, but due to years of ingrained 'movie logic' we see such things as blatant lies and say things like "In real life, a Fatty McFatguy like that character would never be able to land a 10 like her, or even an 8 or a 7. The actor himself only has a 10 as a wife in real life because he's rich and money takes precedence over all."
That's really how I think and I wish I could change that.
I'm pretty glad that I don't find games like GTA appealing so I can call myself a gamer without ever having to defend myself for enjoying a game that's about killing innocent people. I really don't understand the appeal in killing hookers and running down cops with a car. Where's the gameplay, exactly? It's not particularly challenging, either because the game doesn't really require you to aim or be a 'skilled' player in any sense.
Yeah, but as pointed out by OremLK, the simple fact that you identify as a "gamer" means that people will think "Oh so you enjoyed Cop Killer III and Hooker Murderer DX?" based on the implication put forward by these ads.
You're completly misconstruing GTA as a series as well. The game never tells you "Go kill a hooker! This is your mission! Oh and take out any innocents on the way, they need to be purged from society!" That's not the gameplay, those are choices that someone can make while playing it but it's not how you "win" GTA. In fact if that is all you do, you'll never finish the game.
And the game does require you to aim...I know you don't find it appealing but you should maybe do some research before making spurious comments that are almost no better than the video this thread is about.
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edit: also, Tom Hanks hasn't been in anything good since 1989, with the sole exception of The Terminal, which was passable.
LOL yeah, he did in The Green Mile too (which is excellent btw)
I really don't think you've met very many girls. I mean, implying that all girls are giggling morons is the same as implying that all guys are dumb ass frat boys. It's not really true and it's kind of offensive.
This coming from a guy who really hates giggling morons.
This is basically how I think to, though I have had girlfriends in the past which were only for 'status' (though admitted this was when I went to School and have since matured)
That's a totally different statement and doesn't sound like anything he said.
The only people I ever really befriend are women, so I've met enough of them. My distaste for relationships is less my distaste for women, and more simply not seeing the need, nor having a desire for this companionship.
People who aren't me are too unstable, too emotionally vulnerable and too confused about who and what they are to make me attracted to them. I just can't wrap my head around the whole affair. I mean, really, what does a relationship offer? Think about it in a pure profit and loss way.
That's not really a great way to look at relationships.
Or life in general.
Though it is your way.
Little kid likes beheading prostitutes. I see a bright future for him.
Why? People choose their mates in a profit-and-loss way, they simply don't realize it the majority of the time. How do you choose jobs? How do you choose whether or not to do something? Life is a balancing act, and the way my mind work has me balance it in a way that is surprisingly disconnected from emotional need.
I consider it a strength. You, apparently, don't.
Hilarious. I've stopped caring about this whole GAMES R EVIL thing. Fuck it. If they fuck it up for us, well, whatever.
Another thing:
Who the hell taught that kid what a prostitute was?
Well society does teach us that sluts deserve punishment or death, he's just cutting out the middleman!
Also yeah, this needs knocking into D&D, or perhaps that fancy link so it appears in both forums at once.
Well, you're welcome to your opinion, but at least some of the following movies disagree with you:
Apollo 13
Toy Story
Saving Private Ryan
You've Got Mail
The Green Mile
Cast Away
Road to Perdition
Catch Me If You Can
Yeah I saw that a while ago I think. I was reffering more to the growing discussion of sex and relationships in this thread! o_O
Why? People choose their mates in a profit-and-loss way, they simply don't realize it the majority of the time. How do you choose jobs? How do you choose whether or not to do something? Life is a balancing act, and the way my mind work has me balance it in a way that is surprisingly disconnected from emotional need.
I consider it a strength. You, apparently, don't.
More power to you if that's what makes you happy.
I just can't see life in that profit/loss way.
I just can't see life in that profit/loss way.
Mind you I also dropped out in grade 8 and spent four years in a depressed wreck before crawling my way out of it with my fingernails and bare teeth, stared the world in the face, and said BRING IT ON.
I'm kind of odd.
It's not about profit and loss to me. I want someone to protect, love and care about. Maybe it is still profit and loss (For example, I feel emotionally fulfilled for protecting someone and being her armor), but it is clearly not in the same sense as it is to you.
It is all about profit and loss, it just depends on how deep past the biochemical reactions you go. Not to say that it's meaningless, just that I don't understand it and have never been able to relate. There are many things I don't react to.
These posts read like some serious misogyny or misanthropy in general. Seriously, I think the problem is you. You really sound like some cold, crazy psychopath. Maybe you're just watching too much Dexter.
Women aren't just bottomless pits of neediness, you know.
Who ever said I was talking about just women? Apparently my first sentence has been misinterpted. I was told that I hadn't met many girls - on the contrary, I have met many. What I meant to imply that just because I've met many women doesn't mean that I'm going to settle for something that I don't want or am not attracted to. When I find a truly intelligent, emotionally stable woman who enjoys talking about philosophy, the fate of humanity, what makes the world turn, and how fascinating the depths of space are, then I may find myself attracted.
Until then I am not going to placate valley girls to satisfy a need of the meat that I don't have.
The site is painfully amaturish and assumes the reader knows nothing about the gaming industry. The thing is I can't remember the address, though it was made by AOL (who I hate to start with). It was something like "AOL play Smart" or "play Savvy", something like that.
Since theres no getting out of this life alive, profit and loss are totally valueless in the long term. Without emotions all you need is 1 gallon of water, 2000 calories of food, and a temperature around 75 degrees to survive. Without 'emotions' that is all you need. In fact, without emotions you may as well go jump into a tiger cage right now, since you're going to die anyway. May as well get it over and done with, why waste time accruing crap which is totally pointless in the long term. Love is not the only emotion you realise, nor is lust. Every part of the human condition which raises us above the simple search for food, water and as many mates as possible is emotional.
Seriously, if you truly believe that everyone else sucks, and that life is all about profit and loss, and that that attitude is a strength then you should either seek psychological counseling or get out and have fun more.
I met a girl like that.
Then I knocked her up. Go figure.
Why don't I throw myself into a tiger cage? Because I enjoy music and video games and some other things. I never said I don't fall into the traps of humanity, if I didn't I wouldn't be human. I simply don't need a relationship, and don't see relationships as anything but an emotional prop, someone who's there to use when it's needed. Why does my view of this bother you?
The fact remains that I'm not going to end my life simply because it is pointless. As long as I can enjoy myself in some form, I will remain.
If so then this is an intelligent and mature way to look at such matters, and is similar to my own views on the same thing. However if you are saying that you hate the company of other people and hate women etc then...well I don't think we should be discussing that on PA.
More or less. I'm not going to be around someone without a good reason to be around someone. If there's nothing for me to gain, then why bother? And gain counts in an emotional or physical way.
I prefer the company of myself to the company of others the majority of the time. If I'm sufficiently bored I'll go to a friends house, or if their whining for me to hang out becomes too annoying to bear.
I'm just kind of a dick though. My friend wanted me to come to her friend's shitty emo band with her. I talked her out of it so we could just sit at home and play video games. Why? Because otherwise there was no reason for me to go, and apparently I'm important enough to her to be able to influence her with my presence. I exploit that to my desire.
Yesterday marked 25 years in gaming.
Not once have I ever carried over anything I saw in my entertainment. Except for wrestling moves, but we did those on the bed and in the pool because I wasn't a fucking retard and my parents gave a shit about me.
Look at this kid in the commercial. My mom would have slapped the hell out of me if I said, at that age, "cut off a prostitutes head" and she would have taken that fucking game away from me.
She wouldn't have thrown me in front of a TV and asked me to repeat it.
Because, you know, shit like that just legitimizes it.
Yeah. I played Mortal Kombat growing up, but that was a ridiculous game and my mother knew it. I don't think I played a game that my mother didn't sit in on for at least a little bit. There is a lack of parenting, and nobody is copping up to it. It's stupid and gaming is taking heat for it.
Well really, that view on relationships is perfectly sensible, if I am getting your point correctly (I must admit I havent read every post).
There is no point in "going out" with people simply as a status symbol and to have sex etc just for the point of it. Some people enjoy this sort of behaviour but guess what, all people are different. Choosing a partner, of which I mean someone you wish to spend the rest of your life with, is a very important thing. It is folly to marry or enter serious commitment with someone if you are 500% sure you are good to go.
As far as preferring your own company, this is again nothing to worry about. You should not be a hermit entirely of course, but preferring your own company is something many people do. As children we have many friends and go round to their houses etc all the time. As adults, we have our own agenda's and interests, and often have no time or wish to interact in the same way. This is not a hatred of people or firendhsip, but a natural part of "change".
I showed my mom Mortal Kombat 2 when I was a kid. That guy with the sharp hat. He has a fatality where he cuts people in half vertically. I showed that to her. The look of disgust on her face was enough to let me know that, okay maybe this is a bit too unreal.
I'm not worried. I do these things because I enjoy them and know it's best for me and what I want.
It's bothering other people and I find some enjoyment in that being myself makes other people vaguely uncomfortable.
What was his name... Lao? I don't know, I just never once thought "hey, we could do this in real life!" while playing MK, which I think is the most violent game I played until I was about 13. If your child is 13 or older and you have to worry about how video game violence will effect them... well. I always thought euthanasia was a good idea.
EDIT: Holy fuck. Too many posts to deal with. Hopefully this is coherent.
I'm not worried. I do these things because I enjoy them and know it's best for me and what I want.
It's bothering other people and I find some enjoyment in that being myself makes other people vaguely uncomfortable.
Well I guess this is simply the difference between different people and cultures. Not everybody is destined to get on perfectly together, and some peoples views on life and at direct opposites. All this is normal and people should just be themselves.
http://buzzsugar.com/2618520
It's funny that you mentioned this. Then earlier today this article was on the front page of Yahoo.com.
Weird.
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But wait, prime time sitcoms teach us that overweight screwball guys have thin attractive wives. It's a trend with a lot of shows these days. Guess that's their idea of being more "realistic" than movies.
o_O
Yeah, but due to years of ingrained 'movie logic' we see such things as blatant lies and say things like "In real life, a Fatty McFatguy like that character would never be able to land a 10 like her, or even an 8 or a 7. The actor himself only has a 10 as a wife in real life because he's rich and money takes precedence over all."
That's really how I think and I wish I could change that.
So, I've played all kinds of stuff in my youth. I fucking watched my dad play through Duke Nukem 3D (which really isn't all that bad- see average episode of South Park), and then played Conker's Bad Fur Day (which is horrendously mature). And remember when GTA III came out? We played it because it was fun, not because of violence and hookers.
I also have a few anger issues. But so does my dad. So did my grandfather (who does not even play games, durrrrrrr, how does that work?). Games didn't seem to affect me all that much, in that light.
What I'm trying to say- as a youth raised on the cusp of gaming- that I never turned out violent and insane. I always was able to distinguish reality from fantasy. Even with all the fucking books I read. And the D&D I played. And the occasional comic book that fell into my hands. Christ, I must be a ticking time bomb, or something.
In short: The hype of violence in video games feels like a personal affront to my childhood- and seems to be (for the most part) a load of bullshit.
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Baudrillard folks, Baudrillard. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Baudrillard
He's halfway crazy, but he has some good insight into this bizarre logic.
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You're completly misconstruing GTA as a series as well. The game never tells you "Go kill a hooker! This is your mission! Oh and take out any innocents on the way, they need to be purged from society!" That's not the gameplay, those are choices that someone can make while playing it but it's not how you "win" GTA. In fact if that is all you do, you'll never finish the game.
And the game does require you to aim...I know you don't find it appealing but you should maybe do some research before making spurious comments that are almost no better than the video this thread is about.