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thishereboi -> RE: frustrated male subs (7/7/2010 4:58:19 AM)
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ORIGINAL: ciaphascain
So... I take it that you have never actually sat down with these people in REAL LIFE or been to any real life events huh? Let me tell you something, when I was younger I used to get dragged to DnD games, Vampire the Masquerade Live Action, Magic the Gathering events, Cyber Punk tournements, Rifts games, weekend long SCA tournements, etc. All of which confirmed quite a bit for me that yes these people had wonderful imaginations, but for the most part they were unsuccessful in life. They were so focused on getting their level 20 Warlock/druid to the next level, or spending all their minimum wage earnings on the next booster card packs instead of paying their rent, or getting their vampire to commit diablerie on their elder, that they never really focused on anything else. I have seen people get evicted because they just had to have that authentic 15th century replica viking tent instead of paying their bills and utilities, or people lose their children because they spent more time playing games with their friends instead of keeping and maintaining jobs, and the list goes on. In the meantime, I kept getting dragged to places like Pennsic Wars year after year, or Baronial Border Wars, and the only thing these places ever showed me was that the people were uncouth, very, very low-income, oftentimes illiterate and almost always focused on their own little fantasy world.
So pardon me if I do not have a great opinion of gamers, renaissance fair attendees and the seemingly large percentage of them whose biggest goals in life seem to be spending what little money they have inappropriately or playing games that have no bearing on anything real. Pardon me if I think a large group of socially unacceptable people who more or less do not pay taxes, positively contribute anything socially, or make any attempt to further themselves with education all do not have my respect. Pardon me if I think less of them because they deem it necessary to do nothing with their lives beyond using their over active imaginations to create flights of fantasy. Pardon me if I think people who cannot even hold a job down or have a decent conversation involving something other than their fantasy, are all people whose opinions by and large I scoff at. But hey if you want to surround yourself with people who will never have anything more than what they have now in life, then by all means go for it. But do not try to convince me these are people with merit who somehow miraculously have stumbled upon the key to social awareness, happiness and successful relationship methods.
wow, all that anger. And from what you said it is based solely on your interactions with your friends. Have you ever thought about finding a new group of peeps to hang with? As much as you are fighting the idea, there are a lot of women out there who want to be friends before lovers. It's a shame you haven't learned this yet, but maybe someday. In the mean time, step away from the computer games. If it is true that "In the meantime, I kept getting dragged to places like Pennsic Wars year after year," then maybe it's time to grow a pair and just say no.
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