EPT'I feel it's a waste of time playing video games because it's not helping humanity in any way."
Humanity isn't worth helping.
11 y.o college graduate says gaming is a waste of time - P…
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Sadistx
Zimbabwe5568 Posts
Humanity isn't worth helping. | ||
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scwizard
United States1195 Posts
That's like, your opinion man. I happen to like humanity and think they're worth helping. I just can never tell if I'm helping or not, so I gave up trying  | ||
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udgnim
United States8024 Posts
for all the other mortals, gaming is a great way to focus unproductive energies on | ||
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DoX.)
Singapore6164 Posts
On June 09 2009 07:13 PH wrote: He's obviously never played starcraft. | ||
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saritenite
Singapore1680 Posts
On June 09 2009 15:43 scwizard wrote: That's like, your opinion man. I happen to like humanity and think they're worth helping. I just can never tell if I'm helping or not, so I gave up trying The only way to truly save humanity and ensure its survival for a thousand generations to come would be to cut our numbers to x% and bring all technology usage down to the bare minimum, while scientists refine the efficiency of machines to a knife-edge in which resources are barely needed to run them. They say evolution will be the end of a species, that all the genetic material has been bred to the point it cannot mutate any further. Before the human race CAN get there, we'll end up stripping our home planet of its resources. We'll break down into war over -Water -Food -Metals -Oil (this already happening) -Arable land It's only natural war will happen, and it will do the job of cutting human population down. These last remaining survivors will be reset to somewhere along the medieval ages, we'll be fighting like in the Planet of the Apes, but in a concrete jungle. And I foresee it happening in as little as 50 years, possibly 30. | ||
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rKos
Finland131 Posts
He's having fun in his own way, why would you assault him for his opinions? It's not like he's lobbying to ban video games. Is this jealousy or what? I'd love to discuss philosophy with the 11 year old, but this is just a phrase you picked out of context from an interview, it's not good for any discussion except this populist snickering that everyone so loves. | ||
Last Romantic
United States20661 Posts
On June 09 2009 13:14 Frits wrote: Like I mentioned before, this is not true at all. This kid is special by all norms in developmental psychology. Define the difference between gifted and genius. You're simply relativating something by picking an even more extreme example. If someone differs 5 standard deviations from the norm, the statistical significance of that does not simply fade by the existence of someone who differs 10 sd's from the norm. If you were to set aside all social interaction you would still get nowhere close to what this kid achieved because the mind of a normal child would simply not be able to comprehend the problems with it's underdeveloped brain. It's not a matter of investing time, that's not how intelligence develops. You truly think community college material can't be done by the average 'gifted' middle school student? I interspersed the occasional supplementary college course with my other schoolwork in elementary school; I don't consider myself genius-level. I think quite a large number of people could manage it. Their parents just choose not to let them suffer like that. But yeah, I agree that it just revolves around your definition of 'genius' and 'gifted'. I am very stingy with calling people geniuses; I don't take the mensa definition since 135IQ or whatever is too lax. Something like 160-170 seems like a decent benchmark. | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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BWdero
Netherlands476 Posts
'I feel it's a waste of time playing video games because it's not helping humanity in any way." Well duh, helping humanity isn't the fucking point. The point of video games is to function as an enjoyable pastime. | ||
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LuckyOne
266 Posts
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QuanticHawk
United States32027 Posts
On June 09 2009 17:59 Last Romantic wrote: You truly think community college material can't be done by the average 'gifted' middle school student? I interspersed the occasional supplementary college course with my other schoolwork in elementary school; I don't consider myself genius-level. I think quite a large number of people could manage it. Their parents just choose not to let them suffer like that. But yeah, I agree that it just revolves around your definition of 'genius' and 'gifted'. I am very stingy with calling people geniuses; I don't take the mensa definition since 135IQ or whatever is too lax. Something like 160-170 seems like a decent benchmark. CC is a joke, but it's not something that your average gifted student could do at that age. Beyond the whole level of intelligence needed to succeed, you've still got to have the discipline to get your shit done, since it's not like ms or hs with teachers pushing you every two seconds. I'd agree that I don't think it necessarily makes him a genius, but I think it's foolsh to say that any average gifted stdent could pull it off | ||
Empyrean
16950 Posts
What I'd like to see is a sample of his writing. | ||
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Ranix
United States666 Posts
On June 09 2009 16:58 sArite_nite wrote: + Show Spoiler + On June 09 2009 15:43 scwizard wrote: That's like, your opinion man. I happen to like humanity and think they're worth helping. I just can never tell if I'm helping or not, so I gave up trying The only way to truly save humanity and ensure its survival for a thousand generations to come would be to cut our numbers to x% and bring all technology usage down to the bare minimum, while scientists refine the efficiency of machines to a knife-edge in which resources are barely needed to run them. They say evolution will be the end of a species, that all the genetic material has been bred to the point it cannot mutate any further. Before the human race CAN get there, we'll end up stripping our home planet of its resources. We'll break down into war over -Water -Food -Metals -Oil (this already happening) -Arable land It's only natural war will happen, and it will do the job of cutting human population down. These last remaining survivors will be reset to somewhere along the medieval ages, we'll be fighting like in the Planet of the Apes, but in a concrete jungle. And I foresee it happening in as little as 50 years, possibly 30. 1/5 | ||
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LuckyOne
266 Posts
On June 09 2009 22:51 Empyrean wrote: More people could pull it off than you think. Keep in mind that as he's doing his CC work, he's probably being pushed to do it by his parents, since he likely lives at home. With his parents directing his study and homework time, it wouldn't be any stretch of the imagination to believe that it's possible for a talented eleven year old, especially if he doesn't play video games or much else. What I'd like to see is a sample of his writing. isnt it clear already what kind of things he would write? Just boring im a perfect tool stuff | ||
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StalkerSC
Canada378 Posts
On June 09 2009 01:30 Meretricious wrote: He's gonna be a virgin for the rest of his life. The poor kid^^ | ||
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Empyrean
16950 Posts
"I'M NOT THAT SMART ROFL" "OH YES YOU ARE YOU'RE SO SMART LOLOLOLO" What a ho. | ||
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floor exercise
Canada5847 Posts
He loses out on the social development every other kid takes part in, then everyone catches up to him intellectually and he's actually behind other kids in every other facet of life besides academia. Plus he's going to fucking suck at video games. I would never put my child through something like this. | ||
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SWPIGWANG
Canada482 Posts
-Tell him about eroge -Life is CLANNAD 2ch have spoken! Now follow you mortals! But seriously, such troll skills at 11, he sure is someone to look forward to :D Game are nothing compared to trolling, which is much much more fun xD | ||
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LuckyOne
266 Posts
On June 10 2009 00:00 SWPIGWANG wrote: 2ch have spoken! Now follow you mortals! But seriously, such troll skills at 11, he sure is someone to look forward to :D Game are nothing compared to trolling, which is much much more fun xD what do you mean trolling he is serious. btw what kind of progamer is there in japan(2ch)? | ||
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R3condite
Korea (South)1541 Posts
it's not even like he could help defend ppl... most ppl on TL could prolly just push him and he would die also he's in some seriously denial if he think he's not a genius... usually geniuses like him get fukin crazy later on, can't fit into society finds all ppl around him incompetent and start talking to pigeons EDIT: i realized he just dissed all the progamers in this world... now how is that a way of helping out the humanity... he just made lot of ppl feel bad... he should be grounded IMO | ||
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