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konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66364 Posts
June 03 2009 00:56 GMT
#41
On June 01 2009 17:05 infinity21 wrote:
We should all have a main means of achieving your goals in life. For most people that's studying hard and getting a good job after university. In that sense, SC is a waste of time since most skills you learn in SC are not transferable to school or can be better learned from other methods.

But as long as you put in sufficient effort into school so that your main goals are met and you play SC on your free time, then I think it's completely acceptable.

Who the heck invented school

People should be able to do what they want as they please (as long as bound by moral codes, such as not going on a killing spree, anything that annoys others, etc), and not be forced to live 30% of their life studying, 60% of their life working, 10% doing what they truly want.
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IdrA
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
United States11541 Posts
June 03 2009 01:11 GMT
#42
On June 03 2009 09:56 konadora wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 01 2009 17:05 infinity21 wrote:
We should all have a main means of achieving your goals in life. For most people that's studying hard and getting a good job after university. In that sense, SC is a waste of time since most skills you learn in SC are not transferable to school or can be better learned from other methods.

But as long as you put in sufficient effort into school so that your main goals are met and you play SC on your free time, then I think it's completely acceptable.

Who the heck invented school

People should be able to do what they want as they please (as long as bound by moral codes, such as not going on a killing spree, anything that annoys others, etc), and not be forced to live 30% of their life studying, 60% of their life working, 10% doing what they truly want.
gl getting to do what you truly want in a society like that
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Adeny
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Norway1233 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-06-03 01:20:11
June 03 2009 01:19 GMT
#43
On June 03 2009 10:11 IdrA wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 03 2009 09:56 konadora wrote:
On June 01 2009 17:05 infinity21 wrote:
We should all have a main means of achieving your goals in life. For most people that's studying hard and getting a good job after university. In that sense, SC is a waste of time since most skills you learn in SC are not transferable to school or can be better learned from other methods.

But as long as you put in sufficient effort into school so that your main goals are met and you play SC on your free time, then I think it's completely acceptable.

Who the heck invented school

People should be able to do what they want as they please (as long as bound by moral codes, such as not going on a killing spree, anything that annoys others, etc), and not be forced to live 30% of their life studying, 60% of their life working, 10% doing what they truly want.
gl getting to do what you truly want in a society like that


Oh please, as if you wouldn't want to live in the world described above. Oh, wait, you kind of do already.

Edit: To clarify, I would love to play video games all day rather than work/study.
h3r1n6
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Iceland2039 Posts
June 03 2009 01:23 GMT
#44
On June 03 2009 09:56 konadora wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 01 2009 17:05 infinity21 wrote:
We should all have a main means of achieving your goals in life. For most people that's studying hard and getting a good job after university. In that sense, SC is a waste of time since most skills you learn in SC are not transferable to school or can be better learned from other methods.

But as long as you put in sufficient effort into school so that your main goals are met and you play SC on your free time, then I think it's completely acceptable.

Who the heck invented school

People should be able to do what they want as they please (as long as bound by moral codes, such as not going on a killing spree, anything that annoys others, etc), and not be forced to live 30% of their life studying, 60% of their life working, 10% doing what they truly want.


You are not forced to work after you finish school, except for military service. If you let every kid decide whether they want to go to school or not, our society would not work.

However, you can go unemployed if you want to, where is your problem? If you don't agree with having to work some job to earn money, think about which of the things you have now (from clothing to internet) you would have if you would live autarkic.
R3condite
Profile Joined August 2008
Korea (South)1541 Posts
June 03 2009 03:18 GMT
#45
sc is a waste of time IMO unless im playing w/ my friends then it's quality time... that's y i don't go to iccup and play w/ strangers... it's a waste
ggyo...
EsX_Raptor
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2802 Posts
June 03 2009 03:26 GMT
#46
On June 03 2009 12:18 R3condite wrote:
sc is a waste of time IMO unless im playing w/ my friends then it's quality time... that's y i don't go to iccup and play w/ strangers... it's a waste

Leo Sosnine
Profile Joined June 2009
Russian Federation8 Posts
June 14 2009 11:28 GMT
#47
Nice topic. Nice comment from 3clipse, very pessimistic perspective.

I'd like to point out, that in conscious way of playing SC a player gains experience on how to manage life in general, how to treat with any kind of a system, that runs its own laws and develops itself somewhere.

In sc you get those skills, that help you take a look on whatever running system, determine key laws in it, and manage your steps to operate those laws to your own profit.

That's why generally SC players perform well in poker. Poker is just that kinda system, that needs be studied and operated like a SC game.

An important step to conscious perception of SC is not to play dumb, but play trying to remember your moves in game, watch over your replays trying to figure out what you've done wrong, set goals to practice for fill your weaknesses.

Just to start you can simply set a rule: after any game ALWAYS rise your ass from a chair and spend some time for analysis. Determine right steps and wrong steps, set mind rules, think of what you should improve in you to play better.

This is, IMHO, a very positive experience, that will serve you well almost in any area of life. So don't waste your time and just play consciously.
while the spirit is vigilant the body thrives
Pape
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Serbia419 Posts
June 14 2009 14:29 GMT
#48
I know there is people that facebook more than I play starcraft! Is that okay? or is starcraft not okay just because it is a video game? Than again what is the purpose of life? I say if you are playing starcraft when you could be doing something else at that time than it is a waste, but if you don't abuse it and enjoy the game its just a form of great entertainment. This is something I couldn't figure out my first few years of SC when I was somewhat addicted to the game.
good luck have fun!
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