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FakeSteve[TPR]
Valhalla18444 Posts
On June 09 2009 03:05 enthusiast wrote: Gee, guys, why don't you get a bit more defensive after getting called out by an 11-year-old? i'm really really really angry at this 11 year old kid and now i'm really really really angry at you | ||
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Ingenol
United States1328 Posts
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SirKibbleX
United States479 Posts
Also how are Martial Arts also not a waste of time? Do they help humanity? | ||
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Frits
11782 Posts
On June 09 2009 03:20 SirKibbleX wrote: Don't worry guys, he'll probably kill himself by the time he's 30 because most prodigies don't know how to find joy in life :D What are you basing this on exactly? Sounds like you made it up on the spot lol. | ||
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ilistis
United States828 Posts
edit: What 11 year is going to want to play with him anyway. They probably won't even understand his vocabulary, not to mention that he can kick their ass. Nope, no friends.... | ||
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ssenwen
United States7 Posts
He graduated from East Los Angeles Community College which is essentially equivalent to graduating from high school. Don't get me wrong, he's still a pretty smart kid but in now way can you compare him to to the 'real' prodigies of the past who graduated at a young age from the major science universities of cal-tech/mit or what not. I dunno, maybe now he can go learn in a real university now? | ||
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Lightswarm
Canada967 Posts
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Titusmaster6
United States5937 Posts
On June 09 2009 03:26 ssenwen wrote: So...I looked into it a bit and he's not as great as you all make him out to be. He graduated from East Los Angeles Community College which is essentially equivalent to graduating from high school. Don't get me wrong, he's still a pretty smart kid but in now way can you compare him to to the 'real' prodigies of the past who graduated at a young age from the major science universities of cal-tech/mit or what not. I dunno, maybe now he can go learn in a real university now? In the interview I saw, that was his plan. He planned to take 6 months off while applying to Harvard, Princeton, and such. Oh ya, the little prick also said he, "Likes to bring other people to his level." lolz what a joke. | ||
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Nevuk
United States16280 Posts
But it's all a waste of time because it will eventually not exist, and at that point in time, the only value it could hold is within the flawed memory of anyone who perceived it or experienced it. But then, people die, and usually far before what they valued vanishes. So once everyone is gone (nukes, plagues, lack of water, overcrowding, robot sex slaves, a vengeful imaginary being, take your pick, it will happen someday) there will be no one to value anything. | ||
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scwizard
United States1195 Posts
 School is ezmodo when compared to "helping humanity." | ||
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ZerglingShepherd
Canada99 Posts
By playing video games and engaging in other seemingly useless activities that his peers like to partake in, he will grow up accustomed to people and will be well-adjusted to typical social life. Thus, he will eventually be able to find a mate, de-virginize himself, and pass on his wonderful genes for the benefit of all human kind. Seriously though, 'grats to this kid for accomplishing so much while so young, I look forward to reading about him. | ||
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floor exercise
Canada5847 Posts
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Night[Mare
Mexico4793 Posts
On June 09 2009 01:03 Falcynn wrote: Well I'm not going to hold his age against him, except that I have to agree that at that age he probably is just regurgitating everything his parents are telling him. +1 | ||
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ssenwen
United States7 Posts
On June 09 2009 03:37 Nevuk wrote: This kid doesn't yet understand that everything is actually a waste of time. I'm about to start a rambling rooted in literary theory, one of my very own personal waste, but the one that I study. Value is just an opinion, granted, it is frequently shared by many, but the fact remains that nothing has any inherent worth- only what humanity/people/person's ascribe to it. I won't get into whether something is inherently valued, even if this is the case, a human being has to perceive this and declare what this objective value is for the value to be knowable, in the sense of epistemology. A piece of art could be 5$ now, and worth 5 million in the future. And the something that's worth 10$ right now could be something that a person values as priceless (take your pick : hookers, starcraft, great blow. All things that could be had for 10$) But it's all a waste of time because it will eventually not exist, and at that point in time, the only value it could hold is within the flawed memory of anyone who perceived it or experienced it. But then, people die, and usually far before what they valued vanishes. So once everyone is gone (nukes, plagues, lack of water, overcrowding, robot sex slaves, a vengeful imaginary being, take your pick, it will happen someday) there will be no one to value anything. How do you get up in the morning? Or do you just realize that this emo bullshit is only relevant in the philosophical world of the ivory tower. | ||
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3 Lions
United States3705 Posts
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scwizard
United States1195 Posts
There are a lot of unsolved problems in physics that really need more bright people working on them. | ||
NonY
8751 Posts
On June 09 2009 03:47 ssenwen wrote: How do you get up in the morning? Or do you just realize that this emo bullshit is only relevant in the philosophical world of the ivory tower. I don't get this post. What are you saying? Especially with the question. Perceived value is not only relevant outside of philosophical discussions, it's a blatantly obvious reply to the kid's statement about video games. Irrelevant how? Kid says video games don't have value for humanity and, in response, the notion of value is questioned. But beyond this thread, the idea of perceived value as the only value is incredibly important for the market/economy/business, for social issues (cultural disputes, etc) and even for mental health (self-esteem issues, etc). And I don't know what you consider emo bullshit but going from the most popular meaning of emo, I see none of it here. | ||
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D10
Brazil3409 Posts
On the other hand, videogames will be the teachers of the future, therefore he is saying something that is not entirely true! | ||
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Xenixx
United States530 Posts
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genryou
Malaysia390 Posts
in any way. in any way imma gonna cry in the corner. | ||
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