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Last Edited: 2010-09-16 06:48:09
September 16 2010 06:46 GMT
#21
Nothing wrong with getting angry over a video game in and of itself. You can argue that anger /raging/ inability to control anger are negative, but that's a different topic. The comparison here is whether getting mad at games is inherently worse than getting mad about anything else.

The stigma is really just an oversimplification. We like to make stupid general social rules like that, which are totally meaningless without context. The only grain of truth I can see is that there should be things in your life that you care about more than video games. (Eg if you rage about video games but are indifferent to more "important" things, that is sort of a problem.) The problem there would be more the lack of strong reaction to the other area though.

That is subjective and situational as hell though, for example progamers SHOULD be highly invested in video game success relative to other things. As long as the passion is in proportion to the importance it's all good. Like I said, generic social rules are pretty meaningless.
“Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also.” - Marcus Aurelius
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