EPT[D]Energy Drink Sponsors in esport - Page 3
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indigoawareness
Slovakia273 Posts
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AzTec
Canada178 Posts
In fact, despite being a huge fan of Team EG and wanting to support them I can't bring myself to buy a team shirt for the lone reason that said shirts have an energy drink logo on them. Wearing such an emblem would fill me with an immense feeling of cognitive dissonance. I don't consume energy drinks and I think the image they perpetuate is childish and stupid. There's simply no way I could be a walking billboard for such a product. They're one of the few things that make me embarrassed to like esports. I got the same feeling at the trophy ceremony of the first IEM gamescom with the booth girls. In that case I didn't like it because it perpetuated the stereotype that gamers were all horny teenage losers but I get the exact same feeling every time an energy drink company is plugged. It's just furthering to box in gamers as unhealthy slobs. Not exactly energy drink related but on a similar note it struck a huge chord with me when Thorzain mentioned there was no water at MLG just an endless supply of Dr. Pepper. Stuff like that I feel is a real elephant in the room. Everyone is willing to ignore unpleasant images like that because there's so few companies backing esports in the first place. At the end of the day I don't think it's a serious detriment but it sure couldn't hurt to get a few sponsors that don't completely reinforce the fat greasy nerd stereotype. | ||
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IKenshinI
United States132 Posts
On June 14 2011 00:51 Zechs wrote: ...but with energy drinks being so detrimental to health... On June 14 2011 01:12 ZiegFeld wrote: Stuff like Red Bull, Monster and Rockstar are liquid poison. Anything to back up these claims? Anything is bad in excess, but in moderation, I'd like to see you make a case that these are detrimental to ones health (assuming you aren't hypersensitive to caffeine). | ||
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d_so
Korea (South)3262 Posts
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GreEny K
Germany7312 Posts
On June 14 2011 02:27 IKenshinI wrote: Anything to back up these claims? Anything is bad in excess, but in moderation, I'd like to see you make a case that these are detrimental to ones health (assuming you aren't hypersensitive to caffeine). I love to see everyone use the whole moderation rule to justify something... On topic: actually there have been studies done that provide links between negative effects on the body and energy drinks... | ||
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QuanticHawk
United States32100 Posts
On June 14 2011 02:27 d_so wrote: energy drinks are bad for your health? since when? take a peek at the sugar and caffine contents and compare it with your daily intake. | ||
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IKenshinI
United States132 Posts
On June 14 2011 02:31 GreEny K wrote: I love to see everyone use the whole moderation rule to justify something... On topic: actually there have been studies done that provide links between negative effects on the body and energy drinks... Wasn't justifying anything. Just making note that drinking seven energy drinks a day is obviously bad for you, and excluding that from the scope of what I was discussing. Also where are all these studies you are saying exist? On June 14 2011 02:37 Hawk wrote: take a peek at the sugar and caffine contents and compare it with your daily intake. ![[image loading]](http://energyfanatics.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/lo-carb-monster.jpg) | ||
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Forak
Netherlands64 Posts
There's been studies that show negative effects on the body and sunshine, puppies, rainbows (citation needed) so I wouldn't be too concerned personally. | ||
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eohs
United States677 Posts
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r.Evo
Germany14080 Posts
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QuanticHawk
United States32100 Posts
On June 14 2011 02:39 IKenshinI wrote: Wasn't justifying anything. Just making note that drinking seven energy drinks a day is obviously bad for you, and excluding that from the scope of what I was discussing. Also where are all these studies you are saying exist? Ah, because taurine hasn't been known to make normal, healthy people suddenly feel like their heart is about to explode in their chest?? The logic behind the op is dumb, but anyone taking the stance that energy drinks are harmless or even healthy... | ||
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GreEny K
Germany7312 Posts
On June 14 2011 02:39 IKenshinI wrote: Wasn't justifying anything. Just making note that drinking seven energy drinks a day is obviously bad for you, and excluding that from the scope of what I was discussing. Also where are all these studies you are saying exist? Ok sorry, I thought you were trying to justify something. You can google the studies, I'm at work and don't want to google random things like that. BTW, that picture doesn't show the nutrient side  | ||
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Redlol
United States181 Posts
On June 14 2011 02:43 r.Evo wrote: Wheres the "It's fine, I like energy drinks while playing for extended periods of time"-option? Eat a banana or a handful of peanuts, they offer a lot of what you need for gaming for long periods while being much healthier. Back on topic, I don't dislike energy drinks, I did used to consume them myself until I began to really look into just how bad for you they really are, and they aren't something you want to be drinking even on a weekly basis much less daily. | ||
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Forak
Netherlands64 Posts
Straight from the Wikipedia page, with the link available there for further information I suppose | ||
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riddi
United Kingdom118 Posts
in my opinion, it is nothing but a good thing. | ||
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shindigs
United States4795 Posts
What's the problem? | ||
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IKenshinI
United States132 Posts
On June 14 2011 02:43 Hawk wrote: Ah, because taurine hasn't been known to make normal, healthy people suddenly feel like their heart is about to explode in their chest?? The logic behind the op is dumb, but anyone taking the stance that energy drinks are harmless or even healthy... Never felt like my heart is about to explode in my chest. Sounds like people experiencing that symptom has a sensitivity to caffeine. But once again, I would like to see you argue that these energy drinks are bad. I never said healthy, I just don't see arguments showing that they are unhealthy. This is very relevant: On June 14 2011 02:53 Forak wrote: A review published in 2008 found no documented reports of negative or positive health effects associated with the amount of taurine used in energy drinks, concluding that "The amounts of guarana, taurine, and ginseng found in popular energy drinks are far below the amounts expected to deliver either therapeutic benefits or adverse events".[58] Straight from the Wikipedia page, with the link available there for further information I suppose | ||
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arbiter_md
Moldova1219 Posts
Now the health is sort of like money. You can either take care of it and feel well, or consume more than you can afford to and that becomes like taking a credit from banks. You eventually have to return that in bigger amounts. The teenagers are easy manipulative. Once the kid is over 12, his fellows have more influences on him than his parents. So, the problem is more complicated than it seems. So, yes I'd prefer see the progamers drink water or natural juice. But money decided the other way around. And there's no quick solution to this. | ||
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MiniRoman
Canada3953 Posts
Edit: Everything I enjoy and do is prettymuch bad. I drink a ton of energy drinks, therefore they are bad. It's the consumers choice and there is no second hand energy smoke so haters gotta f off :O | ||
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Inside.Out
Canada569 Posts
furthermore, this is a time where we need all the attention we can get on esports, and youre seriously complaining about a large scale sponsorship? when SC2 players are making milllions each year, then you can start worrying, but atm fuck that | ||
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