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EchOne
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States2906 Posts
June 08 2009 20:42 GMT
#101
I speculate that a savant who leads an unsheltered childhood may become quite astute on human motivations.
面白くない世の中, 面白くすればいいさ
Chuiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
3470 Posts
June 08 2009 20:45 GMT
#102
Why does this thread exist? Just because the kid is a genius and feels that games are a waste of time doesn't mean a thing. A lot of people do, for most of the people who play them they are.
♞
AcrossFiveJulys
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
United States3612 Posts
June 08 2009 20:49 GMT
#103
Well if you just sit in front of the tv and play new school console games that are easy and hardly even interactive, you are wasting your time. But playing starcraft is something different, you have to have a competitive drive, you have to train to get better, you have to make your own strategies and play with your brain. I've always thought playing sc makes you smarter and increases your decision making speed.
LilClinkin
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Australia667 Posts
June 08 2009 21:00 GMT
#104
Well, kudos to an 11 year old kid for being so clever at his young age.

I can only hope that others around him do not foster an inner-arrogance that carries forth with him in his coming years, because otherwise he will shut out all further cultural learning experiences (such as playing games, watching movies, tv, books, music, theatre, all kinds of art) and become a real douche-bag.

Nothing is more frustrating than an arrogant tard who thinks that their book-learned knowledge is the be-all and end-all of human experience. Contrarily, it's also frustrating to see so many people jump down ones' throat, proclaim "nerd", and become incredibly hostile from some ill-conceived, subconscious jealousy being directed towards...an 11 year old kid.
CommanderFluffy
Profile Joined June 2008
Taiwan1059 Posts
June 08 2009 21:04 GMT
#105
On June 09 2009 05:45 Chuiu wrote:
Why does this thread exist? Just because the kid is a genius and feels that games are a waste of time doesn't mean a thing. A lot of people do, for most of the people who play them they are.


true. i feel guilty after playing iccup
Pain is temporary, but glory is forever.
NotJumperer
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States1371 Posts
June 08 2009 21:06 GMT
#106
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CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
June 08 2009 21:17 GMT
#107
dumb kid is dumb. what is new
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
Hypnosis
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States2061 Posts
June 08 2009 21:20 GMT
#108
Of course playing video games is a waste of time... Its completely fucking useless but it is fun and can waste time easily. To get through school or get a job has nothing to do with video games though.. He must be working hard though to do college that young.
Science without religion is lame, Religion without science is blind
ParasitJonte
Profile Joined September 2004
Sweden1768 Posts
June 08 2009 21:24 GMT
#109
If gaming is a waste of time because it "doesn't help humanity in any way", then why engage yourself in martial arts? Because it's fun and satisfying? Thought so...
Hello=)
Cali
Profile Joined May 2009
139 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-06-12 19:04:07
June 08 2009 21:27 GMT
#110
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Rebel_lion
Profile Joined January 2009
United States271 Posts
June 08 2009 21:29 GMT
#111
read: still cant beat jeadong.
Something witty here....
cava
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
United States1035 Posts
June 08 2009 21:30 GMT
#112
On June 09 2009 06:27 Cali wrote:
He has an Associates in ART shows how smart he is.


You would think an Art major would appreciate that doing what pleases you, such as video games, is actually very important.
cava!
Cali
Profile Joined May 2009
139 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-06-12 19:04:25
June 08 2009 21:35 GMT
#113
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L
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Canada4732 Posts
June 08 2009 21:35 GMT
#114
I can't believe this thread got this big. Who the fuck cares what some kid thinks?
The number you have dialed is out of porkchops.
Zapdos_Smithh
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Canada2620 Posts
June 08 2009 21:39 GMT
#115
On June 09 2009 06:35 L wrote:
I can't believe this thread got this big. Who the fuck cares what some kid thinks?


Yeah I agree. He is 11 years old; he is just some kid. I bet that the only reason he doesn't like playing video games is because his parents don't allow it and he just tries to justify that. He probably has never been allowed to play video games anyway. I mean come on, half Israeli and half Taiwanese? His parents must be slave-drivers. I wouldn't be surprised if he graduated when he was 6.
Kooun
Profile Joined January 2009
Canada260 Posts
June 08 2009 21:40 GMT
#116
wee ... clannad = family or clannad = the anime title
jello_biafra
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United Kingdom6642 Posts
June 08 2009 21:40 GMT
#117
On June 09 2009 01:24 Klockan3 wrote:
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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...

QFT

Kid probably spends 24/7 studying like a beast, needs to learn how to live a little. And as others have said, all recreational activities are a waste of time, why does he have such a beef with gaming?
The road to hell is paved with good intentions | aka Probert[PaiN] @ iccup / godlikeparagon @ twitch | my BW stream: http://www.teamliquid.net/video/streams/jello_biafra
Simplistik
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
2163 Posts
June 08 2009 21:46 GMT
#118
Yeah, games are definitely a waste of time, but humanity really benefits from national martial arts competitions.
Dear BW Gods, it IS now autumn, so...
EsX_Raptor
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2802 Posts
June 08 2009 21:50 GMT
#119
life is too short to waste it not enjoying it.
stroggos
Profile Joined February 2009
New Zealand1543 Posts
June 08 2009 21:50 GMT
#120
i doubt this kid will ever benefit the world as much as gaming has.
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