"Nick Sabalausky" <a...@a.a> wrote in message news:iej46p$42...@digitalmars.com... > "Caligo" <iteronve...@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:mailman.5.1292651710.4588.digitalmar...@puremagic.com... >> >> IMO there is no honor in game development as it contributes nothing to >> society. I've rarely played any, > > I gotta jump on this as being a giant load of pretentious bullshit. First > of all, there's the patently obvious "how in the world would you know?" > considering the "I've rarely played any". > > But more importantly, games make life suck less - I can't even imagine any > more significant contribution to society than that. Even all of the > endeavors generally considered to be the biggest contributions to society > are *only* significant contributions *because* that's exactly what they > do: they make life suck less, and are therefore well-regarded. > > Seriously, what up with all those presumptuous assholes out there (mostly > baby boomer dinos and their even more anachronistic parents, interestingly > enough) who have barely ever touched a videogame and yet figure they > actually have reason to believe such absurd pretentious crap? Fuck, they > all remind me of that pompous Roger Ebert douchebag. (Speaking of ways to > benefit society, when's he finally gonna keel over? Isn't it about time by > now? And speaking of "contributions to society" what the fuck's he ever > done? Collect a salary just to spout off opinions? Fucking useless > wanker.) >
Since it apparently isn't obvious to some people: things don't have to be dull to qualify as a significant a contribution.
