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Sacramento News & Review Attacks Video Games
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Just when you thought Jack Thompson's torch might sputter out unpassed, Gabriel Francisco steps up and pens "I Was A Video Game Addict." http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/Content?oid=888619
It is a remarkable piece where he purges himself of his past, and simultaneously admits he has a problem, and then avoids all responsibility for it. It was the video games, you see, that are the cause of all his problems, and they are an "epidemic" a "parasite" and "mind rot."
I have fond memories </irony> of my father decrying television as that which would rot my mind. When did video games take that hallowed place?
I have written a letter to the editor saying that Mr. Francisco should take responsibility for his problems rather than trying to take the fun away from all of us. After all, we represent the millions of gamers who do not lose our jobs/relationships nor fail our classes "because of video games."
Please do not let this newest assault go unanswered. Thanks all.
It is a remarkable piece where he purges himself of his past, and simultaneously admits he has a problem, and then avoids all responsibility for it. It was the video games, you see, that are the cause of all his problems, and they are an "epidemic" a "parasite" and "mind rot."
I have fond memories </irony> of my father decrying television as that which would rot my mind. When did video games take that hallowed place?
I have written a letter to the editor saying that Mr. Francisco should take responsibility for his problems rather than trying to take the fun away from all of us. After all, we represent the millions of gamers who do not lose our jobs/relationships nor fail our classes "because of video games."
Please do not let this newest assault go unanswered. Thanks all.
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I'm torn between ignoring him, or going with the limed suggestion above.
Can trade TF2 items or whatever else you're interested in. PM me.
From Call of Duty 4 to Call of Duty: World at War
From Gears to Gears 2
From Madden 07 to Madden 08
Yeah.
And this is hardly an article. It's a blog post he somehow managed to convince his editor to post as an article. "I'm ashamed of my past hobbies, abloo bloo bloo." Fucking pathetic.
This guy is literally batshit insane, disregard this article.
Jeesh, just because this guy can't unplug and deal with life doesn't mean we all can't. Most of us have no problem keeping jobs and being married. It's all about balance dude.
Same argument can be made about tv, can't it?
It's not like when JT or someone crazy on the outside would blame games, this is just a guy being a pussy and using the fact that he played games try to lend credence to his lack of taking responsibility
Steam ID XBL: JohnnyChopsocky PSN:Stud_Beefpile WiiU:JohnnyChopsocky
More likely it'll be porn or youtube.
"Everyone who is capable of logical thought should be able to see why you shouldn't sell lifetime subscriptions to an MMO. Cell phone companies and drug dealers don't offer lifetime subscriptions either, guess why?" - Mugaaz
He's also a great ballet dancer.
Steam ID XBL: JohnnyChopsocky PSN:Stud_Beefpile WiiU:JohnnyChopsocky
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You're right, but I blame my terrible reading skills on my addiction to video games.
I'm a better reader because of video games! Instead of blaming everything on games he should have just diagnosed himself with aspergers, doesn't he know anything?
Like girls.
I was going to rage but then i saw what you did there.
Well played.
What. The. Fuck? So, his own mother instead of knocking opens the door to find him playing a game (not to mention its fucking "GunZ"). And he just goes berserk and angry?
Maybe he didn't express his ideas enough in the article but I'm getting the impression he is a over emotional person. Perhaps the problem is himself and not the games. Though I assume this is true to those who really let gaming fuck up their lives.
I think what we have here is an article using "video games" as a euphemism for whacking off.
Read the article with that in mind, and it gets a lot funnier.
And you never know when you might be required to pilot an alien space craft so it's good to keep your skills sharp.
it's like he just watched fight club or something
This guy has problems, and they have nothing to do with video games.
Seriously, he's talking about porn and masturbation. He just realised that was unlikely to be accepted so he changed a few choice words and terms.
And duped? I want to get this guy in a room and demonstrate how sensible and thoughtful and well developed I am as a person with a pair of brass knuckles.
...waaaaait a minute.