For instance: many people read Harry Potter and enjoy it, but a female is more likely to be enthusiastic about it, to the point of visiting fansites, etc. In certain circles, the fanbase is overwhelmingly female.
Masculinity... dwindling... *renames all of his Harry Potter site bookmarks*
On the subject of FPS fans who play adventure games: It makes me happy to see just that. FPSers get a bad rap as frat boy jocks who only have an attention span as deep as their beer cans, so it's nice to see so many people breaking the stereotype. I mean, I love a good narrative and a mental workout, but sometimes I just want to unload a virtual shotgun and cheer because I made a smiley face out of blood splatters or watched a severed head roll down a hill while I mentally provide Benny Hill music.
I think you are forgetting about Marbles, who routinely kills us all.
Team Cootie FTW.
...Do I have to split this off into a TF2 discussion?
ShaggE: more power to you. I'm not commenting on a lack of masculinity any more than I proclaim women who play FPS games to be lacking femininity. It is merely underrepresented (and therefore means you are totally ballin', so to speak.)
ShaggE: more power to you. I'm not commenting on a lack of masculinity any more than I proclaim women who play FPS games to be lacking femininity. It is merely underrepresented (and therefore means you are totally ballin', so to speak.)
I kid, of course. I was raised in an all female environment, so I'm definitely in touch with my feminine side.
But seriously, I agree. Of course, I think the representation would be more evened out if gender stereotypes weren't beaten into our heads for so long that we adopt them without even thinking about it. Men and women may be completely alien to each other sometimes, but at the end of the day, we're all human, and there are only so many possible personality configurations.
(I get long-winded and stream-of-consciousness-y in the wee hours of the morning, so my apologies if that didn't make much sense.)
No, it does make sense. And I think being mistaken for a man on the Internet so often really made it sink in for me: a lot of the "differences" between males and females are only there because we're expected to behave in a specific way, or because we expect others to. Without a visual guide though, people return to gender neutralness easily.
But seriously, I agree. Of course, I think the representation would be more evened out if gender stereotypes weren't beaten into our heads for so long that we adopt them without even thinking about it. Men and women may be completely alien to each other sometimes, but at the end of the day, we're all human, and there are only so many possible personality configurations.
At Telltale, we work hard every day from the moment you get in to the moment you get home. But it's nine-to-six. Maybe at the end of the crunch, you throw a couple hours at the end. But Dave Grossman, the head of the design department, looks physically pained if someone says, "I worked on Saturday." No, something's wrong if we're working on Saturdays. Something's wrong if you've worked a 15-hour day.
This clearly cements Telltale's status as the office where people take breaks.
Of course, I think the representation would be more evened out if gender stereotypes weren't beaten into our heads for so long that we adopt them without even thinking about it.
My family wouldn't buy me Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle toys like I wanted.
I think you need to have breaks, you know, so you can relax, rest, and keep doing a good job. If you never take a break, you're going to burn out at some point. You might be able to finish your project first, but then again, maybe not.
I'm sure they're working extremely hard but if they didn't have breaks, days off and vacation, I'd be really worried.
Isn't that the definition of being crazy? Being inconsistent in everything?
But if you're inconsistent in everything, then you're inconsistent in being inconsistent. And if you're inconsistent in being inconsistent, it means you're consistent in some things, therefore not inconsistent in everything.
(Things like that are probably what turns people crazy in the first place).
Isn't that the definition of being crazy? Being inconsistent in everything?
No, actually, since modern mental disorders are categorized, they must needs be fall into set patterns to allow for their identification. Ergo, the insane or "crazy" act in a consistent manner. For example, they type the word "crazy" as "crayz", identifying them as Germans typing on American kezboards, which is one of the warning signs of an extremely creative individual. As we all know, crazy people are weird, which results in creativity.
Since variety is the "spice of life' and Avistew does not act consistently meaning that she acts inconsistently and therefore exhibits a varied variety of behaviours she is actually "spicy" not "crazy". Thus, Avistew is actually an habanero pepper.
But if you're inconsistent in everything, then you're inconsistent in being inconsistent. And if you're inconsistent in being inconsistent, it means you're consistent in some things, therefore not inconsistent in everything.
(Things like that are probably what turns people crazy in the first place).
Well the thing is, if you're consistent in ONLY some things, that means you're inconsistent as a whole. It's hidden in the meaning of consistence. If a part of something differs from the pattern, then the whole thing is inconsistent only because of that part. Because that part may be consistent in itself as well.
No, actually, since modern mental disorders are categorized, they must needs be fall into set patterns to allow for their identification. Ergo, the insane or "crazy" act in a consistent manner. For example, they type the word "crazy" as "crayz", identifying them as Germans typing on American kezboards, which is one of the warning signs of an extremely creative individual. As we all know, crazy people are weird, which results in creativity.
Since variety is the "spice of life' and Avistew does not act consistently meaning that she acts inconsistently and therefore exhibits a varied variety of behaviours she is actually "spicy" not "crazy". Thus, Avistew is actually an habanero pepper.
Well, since people like that don't fit in the pattern of "common way of living" (which was always really a tight set of rules that weren't written but known by -nearly- all individuals, save for that people we're talking about) they LEAD to inconsistency in the most apparent layer of life. What I mean is, those who differ can be considered as "crazy" without any other subcategory. "Difference" is important here, as you said, difference is creation gives birth to creativity.
She's both spicy and crazy. It's not like they're entirely seperate. Unless you consider spice a must of our life though, well, I agree on that.
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That is the best use of the internet I have ever seen, Seti@home can get stuffed
Hey, where were you when I was trying to find that kind of a stuff! Doing this voice myself just doesn't give the same effect.
It would be me furiously entering:
> SAY GET ON POINT
... over and over again. I type more than I shoot, really.
Masculinity... dwindling... *renames all of his Harry Potter site bookmarks*
On the subject of FPS fans who play adventure games: It makes me happy to see just that. FPSers get a bad rap as frat boy jocks who only have an attention span as deep as their beer cans, so it's nice to see so many people breaking the stereotype. I mean, I love a good narrative and a mental workout, but sometimes I just want to unload a virtual shotgun and cheer because I made a smiley face out of blood splatters or watched a severed head roll down a hill while I mentally provide Benny Hill music.
Team Cootie FTW.
...Do I have to split this off into a TF2 discussion?
ShaggE: more power to you. I'm not commenting on a lack of masculinity any more than I proclaim women who play FPS games to be lacking femininity. It is merely underrepresented (and therefore means you are totally ballin', so to speak.)
Maybe I'll check TF2 out. I'm usually not into FPS either, if I shoot anything it's usually in the third person, but it do love the style.
I kid, of course. I was raised in an all female environment, so I'm definitely in touch with my feminine side.
But seriously, I agree. Of course, I think the representation would be more evened out if gender stereotypes weren't beaten into our heads for so long that we adopt them without even thinking about it. Men and women may be completely alien to each other sometimes, but at the end of the day, we're all human, and there are only so many possible personality configurations.
(I get long-winded and stream-of-consciousness-y in the wee hours of the morning, so my apologies if that didn't make much sense.)
You're on a forum. Did you expect us to stay on track?
That's some quantum shit right there man
UT2K4, Wolfenstein:ET, Painkiller, Serious Sam, Deus Ex... bring 'em on.
However I dislike anything Blizzard or Valve ever brought out (I guess I am "special" like that) so no love for TF2.
I hear they're allowed to have breaks.
Craziness!
And VACATIONS!
b..b..but Valve are the daddies!
Or SICK DAYS *gasp*
Yeah, actually so do I. How can you like Wolf: ET but hate TF2? They're the same game except one has more charm but no Nazis.
Maybe I like nazi's, and dislike charm (well, that certainly sounds creepy)?
Not necessarily a bad thing. Believe me.
Not at all.
Deadlines are deadlines. I'll leave it at that.
And Milestones are
My family wouldn't buy me Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle toys like I wanted.
I'm sure they're working extremely hard but if they didn't have breaks, days off and vacation, I'd be really worried.
Isn't Ninja Turtle deprivation a form of psychological torture? Even the Geneva Convention banned it's use.
"They said it was a choking hazard. Wimps!"
That's why you should always have younger brothers.
Aaahh, now I get it!
You'll have to teach me that. I'm not even consistent in being crazy.
Isn't that the definition of being crazy? Being inconsistent in everything?
But if you're inconsistent in everything, then you're inconsistent in being inconsistent. And if you're inconsistent in being inconsistent, it means you're consistent in some things, therefore not inconsistent in everything.
(Things like that are probably what turns people crazy in the first place).
No, actually, since modern mental disorders are categorized, they must needs be fall into set patterns to allow for their identification. Ergo, the insane or "crazy" act in a consistent manner. For example, they type the word "crazy" as "crayz", identifying them as Germans typing on American kezboards, which is one of the warning signs of an extremely creative individual. As we all know, crazy people are weird, which results in creativity.
Since variety is the "spice of life' and Avistew does not act consistently meaning that she acts inconsistently and therefore exhibits a varied variety of behaviours she is actually "spicy" not "crazy". Thus, Avistew is actually an habanero pepper.
Well the thing is, if you're consistent in ONLY some things, that means you're inconsistent as a whole. It's hidden in the meaning of consistence. If a part of something differs from the pattern, then the whole thing is inconsistent only because of that part. Because that part may be consistent in itself as well.
(Maybe. I can't say I feel too well).
Well, since people like that don't fit in the pattern of "common way of living" (which was always really a tight set of rules that weren't written but known by -nearly- all individuals, save for that people we're talking about) they LEAD to inconsistency in the most apparent layer of life. What I mean is, those who differ can be considered as "crazy" without any other subcategory. "Difference" is important here, as you said, difference is creation gives birth to creativity.
She's both spicy and crazy. It's not like they're entirely seperate. Unless you consider spice a must of our life though, well, I agree on that.