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barth
Profile Joined March 2008
Ireland1272 Posts
June 08 2009 17:29 GMT
#41
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He cant even play Starcraft
"Somebody you are talking to disappears mid sentence, and the universe shoots you because you talked to someone that wasn`t there." - MasterOfChaos
Klockan3
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Sweden2866 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-06-08 17:34:36
June 08 2009 17:34 GMT
#42
On June 09 2009 02:29 barth wrote:
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He cant even play Starcraft

Probably the reason he thinks that gaming is a waste.
Rotodyne
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2263 Posts
June 08 2009 17:38 GMT
#43
Yo guys, I could beat the shit out of him
I can only play starcraft when I am shit canned. IPXZERG is a god.
Rakanishu2
Profile Joined May 2009
United States475 Posts
June 08 2009 17:42 GMT
#44
These childhood prodigies never turn out to give anything to humanity.

I think I've seen 20 specials on these kids over the course of my life, and I have never seen one on the news again.
10 G's in the packet and I'm ready to roll, on fire like a rocket and I'm ready to blow
yrag89
Profile Joined July 2008
Malaysia315 Posts
June 08 2009 17:45 GMT
#45
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HUMANITY
secondly morrow is a korean pro who plays terran what the hell did you expect lol - charlie420247
Dylancool2
Profile Joined June 2009
81 Posts
June 08 2009 17:45 GMT
#46
man... what a virgin!
Your as annoying as a Reaver drop.
Caller
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Poland8075 Posts
June 08 2009 17:46 GMT
#47
Israeli and Taiwanese parents....

lol, work ethic
Watch me fail at Paradox: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=397564
Hippopotamus
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
1914 Posts
June 08 2009 17:49 GMT
#48
Meh, he's just regurgitating what his parent say. How would astrophysics benefit humanity? So we know more about the world. Maybe he'll discover why accretion discs surrounding certain astronomical objects, such as the nuclei of active galaxies, emit relativistic jets along their polar axes? Whoop-dee-doo? That's only a benefit because a bunch of people tell everyone else think it's a benefit. As far as relevance this is about as important as deciding whether God is male or female while that assuming he/she exists for the problem's sake (the proof of which will be provided later). Even if astrophysics were to somehow lead to practical results, who cares? So what if it makes a lot of things possible? That doesn't measure benefit to humanity. You could invent invent a new weapon to make more things possible too. As for happiness? Few things provide net bonus to happiness. For every person who can get pr0n on the internet there is someone else out there getting trolled/bullied on the internet. But even if there were a net increase of happiness, so what? That doesn't mean it's a net benefit to humanity. So yeah. Bitches. I just wrote a paragraph arguing against an 11-year-old's remark about gaming. Fuck, am I proud of myself.
KizZBG
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
u gotta skate8152 Posts
June 08 2009 17:49 GMT
#49
On June 09 2009 01:38 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote:
lol i bet he never got laid in college

haha, but at 11!?
eSTRO for life | #2 Sea.Really fan! | #1 GosI[Flying] fan! | Clide - best SC2 terran!
ssenwen
Profile Joined May 2009
United States7 Posts
June 08 2009 17:53 GMT
#50
On June 09 2009 02:49 Hippopotamus wrote:
Meh, he's just regurgitating what his parent say. How would astrophysics benefit humanity? So we know more about the world. Maybe he'll discover why accretion discs surrounding certain astronomical objects, such as the nuclei of active galaxies, emit relativistic jets along their polar axes? Whoop-dee-doo? That's only a benefit because a bunch of people tell everyone else think it's a benefit. As far as relevance this is about as important as deciding whether God is male or female while that assuming he/she exists for the problem's sake (the proof of which will be provided later). Even if astrophysics were to somehow lead to practical results, who cares? So what if it makes a lot of things possible? That doesn't measure benefit to humanity. You could invent invent a new weapon to make more things possible too. As for happiness? Few things provide net bonus to happiness. For every person who can get pr0n on the internet there is someone else out there getting trolled/bullied on the internet. But even if there were a net increase of happiness, so what? That doesn't mean it's a net benefit to humanity. So yeah. Bitches. I just wrote a paragraph arguing against an 11-year-old's remark about gaming. Fuck, am I proud of myself.


serenity now...serenity now...
newness
BalliSLife
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
1339 Posts
June 08 2009 17:53 GMT
#51
this kid can take a 10 year break and than continue to do whatever the fuck he wants
Ya well, at least I don't fuck a fleshlight with a condom on and cry at the same time.
SK.Testie
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada11084 Posts
June 08 2009 17:56 GMT
#52
On June 09 2009 01:23 MarklarMarklar wrote:
gaming sucks ass, i got bored at 17, only kept playing cause i had time to burn

i have real interests and ambitions

oh, and now i get stoned when i burn time instead. much more fun.


This is the opinion of someone who completely sucks at every video game he touches.
Social Justice is a fools errand. May all the adherents at its church be thwarted. Of all the religions I have come across, it is by far the most detestable.
KOFgokuon
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States14912 Posts
June 08 2009 17:56 GMT
#53
well it's not like playing video games really helps most people achieve anything so in that respect he's not wrong ><
Clasic
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Bosnia-Herzegovina1437 Posts
June 08 2009 17:58 GMT
#54
On June 09 2009 01:01 Snet wrote:
I guess giving a little bit of joy to millions of people worldwide isn't helping humanity at all.


Yeah.. exactly O_O
No no no no its not mine!
FakeSteve[TPR]
Profile Blog Joined July 2003
Valhalla18444 Posts
June 08 2009 17:58 GMT
#55
On June 09 2009 02:49 KizZBG wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 09 2009 01:38 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote:
lol i bet he never got laid in college

haha, but at 11!?


dont make excuses for him
Moderatormy tatsu loops r fuckin nice
Klockan3
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Sweden2866 Posts
June 08 2009 17:59 GMT
#56
I wonder how he could possibly get any friends after such a horrible treatment by his parents...
YPang
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States4024 Posts
June 08 2009 18:04 GMT
#57
he gonna be a virgin for the rest of his life.
sMi.Gladstone | BW: B high| SC2: gold T_T
enthusiast
Profile Joined May 2008
United States90 Posts
June 08 2009 18:05 GMT
#58
Gee, guys, why don't you get a bit more defensive after getting called out by an 11-year-old?
Purind
Profile Blog Joined April 2004
Canada3562 Posts
June 08 2009 18:06 GMT
#59
On June 09 2009 01:38 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote:
lol i bet he never got laid in college


I've had first hand experience that proves you wrong. And no, I'm not giving pics
Trucy Wright is hot
Titusmaster6
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States5937 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-06-08 18:22:56
June 08 2009 18:13 GMT
#60
On June 09 2009 01:24 Klockan3 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 09 2009 01:18 foeffa wrote:
He'll get a humongous burnout and depression at some point. Bet he will regret not having been a kid at that point.

Just like all of these wonder kids, I haven't heard of anyone who got a college degree uber fast actually contributing anything special after that. Most stops at some point and questions why they should have to work their ass of and when in hell they will be able to relax. The deal is that they are driven by their parents, as soon as they get disconnected from them they get like "Oh, so this is how you party!!!!".

I am sure that the average person could graduate college by at least the age of 15 if the parents just raised them correctly, but the deal is that there are other things in life than just getting a college degree...


I completely agree. When I first saw this news and heard the interview with his mom. She seemed so happy and she said she was, "So proud." and that, "This day has finally come." LOL lady how old is he? 11? Clearly, she hasn't been "waiting" since his entrance to college; clearly, she has been "waiting" to be "proud" since he was born, or maybe even before that.

I don't like to think that I'm making fun of her or the kid. I just think it's ridiculous the way this is set up. If you listen to the kid talk, his tone sounds so superficial. His words seem memorized. I'm sure people have asked him similar questions before and maybe that's why it seems his answers are so well rehearsed, but the fact that he can think about "helping humanity" and judging what is a "waste of time" just makes me think that he is merely saying what his mom or dad has undoubtedly told him time and time again.

In addition, I keep thinking about what an abnormal life, but more importantly, a backwards life he has had so far. Because he has enrolled into college at such a young age and spends so much time with martial arts and piano and whatever else, he probably didn't have time for friends. How many kids his age does he know and interact with everyday? Does he play around with his peers? share stories and experiences? I seriously don't think college frat guys are down to smoke with this kid. Joking aside, I believe having a healthy social life and learning to share information and critique each other is essential to what he actually plans to do later in life. You can't do everything on your own. Projects are done by many researchers cooperating together, often on an international level.

I just feel this shit is so fucked up. And the way it's projected on tv, like it's a "good" thing.

Honestly, I would be very surprised if I would ever hear about him again.

Oh ya, gl on trying to get into the 2016 Olympics kid.

edit: grammar and shit
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