are all people that play video games for hours each day losers?

[SeaSerpent]

Topic Title: are all people that post on Anandtech for hours each day losers?
fixed the title

 

[knyghtbyte]

Originally posted by: gigapet

Originally posted by: SP33Demon

Originally posted by: gigapet

Originally posted by: SP33Demon

Originally posted by: gigapet
msot stamp collectors dont spend 20 hours a week on there hobbie!!!

Earlier in this thread you said:

Originally posted by: gigapet
you dont fit the profile for who I am talking about. 10 hours a week / 7 days = < 2 hours a day = not the person this poll is directed towards.

kthxbye

So according to you, if someone spends < 2 hours/day on "there hobbie", then they're not a loser. But if they spend < 3 hours/day (2.85 hours/day or 20 hours a week to be exact) they're a "loser".

Hence, someone could spend 2.71 hours/day on a hobby a week (19 hours), but once they hit 2.85, they officially reach Gigapet "loser" status.

Rich.

wow you are being way to literal and scientific over something that has no scientific measurment. First of all if you are doing a hobbie 20 hours a week or more....you are a full on enthusiast and you should probably be making some money off it at that point making it somewhat of a partime job.

games and tv just dont give you kind of benefit....like the more you watch or play the less valuable you are. Where as if i was to collect stamps for 20 hours a week. Chances are by the ned of the year my collection might actually be worth money to me. If I was to build model plains everyday for 2+ hours .....I would have enough knowledge about them to perhaps design my own kits and sell them or ebay the models i put together....etc....


there is just no return on video games or tv. Possibly with exception of watching discover or TLC only in hopes one day you can win 49 consecutive jeopardy compeitions.

is this starting to make sense yet?

My reference is to the fact that you said someone is a loser if they partake in a hobby for 20 or more hours a week. Yet, someone who partakes in a hobby (including video games) for 10 hours is not a loser. This logic is out of your own mouth.

Why should someone get paid to do something for a hobby that requires 20 hours a week? Should I get paid for going to karate class for 2.5 hours a day? What monetary return do I get out of karate other than the fact that I can beat people down and have fun doing it? I have no desire to teach it and earn money, I do it for fun.

Let's explore the definition of hobby:
hob·by1 ( P ) Pronunciation Key (hb)
n. pl. hob·bies
An activity or interest pursued outside one's regular occupation and engaged in primarily for pleasure.

Pleasure. Ask someone to define pleasure. Only elitists think their pleasure > other people's pleasure and call them losers for it.

very few people put in that kind of time to anything without any financial benefit.

you really fancy yourself as a windup merchant dont you.......

near the beginning of this thread, you said someone having lots of money DOESNT define them as being a winner in your book.....yet now you are saying that the reason they are a loser is because what they are doing (gaming a lot or any other time consuming hobby) is not earning any money.........you wanna make up your mind which way you are attacking?

Oh, and btw, why on earth do we need to contribue directly to your life? i make my friends for various reasons, but mostly because i get on with them and have a laugh....i dont make friends with them so i can GET something from them other than the friendship, if you only make friends so you can make something from it, then your a very sad materialistic weasel (to partly quote the dude in Armageddon..heh) who makes me glad i game so i never have to worry about you courting my friendship

edit: and there are plenty of people who do make money from gaming in tournaments, sometimes a little, sometimes a lot.....so they cant be losers now according to your new definition.......and it takes some time before you get good enough at something usually to be able to make money from it, so those gamers you scorned could have been money-earners in the future.....who could then have provided for you materialistically in the friendship you would then have been happy to have as they would be winners....

or something...

 

[Ulukia]

Just remember this topic the next time you call for Tech Support.
:frown: :evil: :laugh:

Have a

 

[MaverikV]

you know how you tell the loser gamer from the non loser gamer? it's not how long they play games. it's whether or not they talk about them when they are not playing them.

capiche?

 

[honkee]

lol, wheres the father in this.
youve had a rough childhood and its ok, you can make friends in real life outside of the computer world.
there's no need to generalize people and you really need to lay off the crack, doofus.

 

[Deleted member 4644]

Gigapet please define a "winner"

 

[Deleted member 4644]

Originally posted by: gigapet

Originally posted by: SP33Demon

Originally posted by: gigapet
msot stamp collectors dont spend 20 hours a week on there hobbie!!!

Earlier in this thread you said:

Originally posted by: gigapet
you dont fit the profile for who I am talking about. 10 hours a week / 7 days = < 2 hours a day = not the person this poll is directed towards.

kthxbye

So according to you, if someone spends < 2 hours/day on "there hobbie", then they're not a loser. But if they spend < 3 hours/day (2.85 hours/day or 20 hours a week to be exact) they're a "loser".

Hence, someone could spend 2.71 hours/day on a hobby a week (19 hours), but once they hit 2.85, they officially reach Gigapet "loser" status.

Rich.

wow you are being way to literal and scientific over something that has no scientific measurment. First of all if you are doing a hobbie 20 hours a week or more....you are a full on enthusiast and you should probably be making some money off it at that point making it somewhat of a partime job.

games and tv just dont give you kind of benefit....like the more you watch or play the less valuable you are. Where as if i was to collect stamps for 20 hours a week. Chances are by the ned of the year my collection might actually be worth money to me. If I was to build model plains everyday for 2+ hours .....I would have enough knowledge about them to perhaps design my own kits and sell them or ebay the models i put together....etc....


there is just no return on video games or tv. Possibly with exception of watching discover or TLC only in hopes one day you can win 49 consecutive jeopardy compeitions.

is this starting to make sense yet?

What if I am rich enough not to give a crap how much my stamps (or video games) are worth?

 

[Rickten]

Originally posted by: azazyel
I think people who wear polos and pop their collars are complete loosers and since I don't do that I guess I'm not a loser.

people who pop their collar are just desperately trying to be cool. Or at least fit into some kind of cool image.


My opinion if you aren't a drain on society by gaming constantly, such as being on welfare or robbing liquor stores to pay for your internet bill then I really don't care. There are much worse people in this world than people who plan online games all day, if it makes you happy then thats wonderfull.