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Originally posted by Charean:
You left out a little...
That person revealed their ignorance. Something my mother said rings in my ears whenever someone says something that hurts me in any way:
"Consider the Source".
When I think of that - I am reminded that what someone says doesn't have to be how I feel about something. I have a difficult time not taking things to heart... so I figure if they don't know enough to be kind, then that is not someone I need to deal with.
There is enough in this world to bring you down... what we need more of is uplifting people who make you feel good about who you are.
That is my rant... your topic got me on my soapbox too quick! [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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Thank you for that, Jo. [img]smile.gif[/img] Sad thing is, up to that point, that was a person whose opinions I respected. I still do to some extent, but for sure I won't be discussing games around them anymore.
I guess everyone has their blind spots.
Something else I thought of. Do you think that a lot of people may judge games not by the games themselves, but for the bulk of the audience that plays them. For instance, if someone perceives that nobody but prepubescent boys on Ritalin (nod to flibulbuth
) play Diablo, do they judge the entire game on that fact without considering anything else about it? Rock bands sometimes have that problem as well; the press will pan them because of the following they attract rather than for anything about their music. It's not really fair, but then, after all, what is?
Cheers,