EPT11 y.o college graduate says gaming is a waste of time - P…
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FaZ-
United States187 Posts
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Sharkified
Canada254 Posts
He plays the piano and do martial arts. However he finds that playing video games is a waste of time and won't help humanity. Sick of it. | ||
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MK
United States496 Posts
This kid is just a smart monkey. His parents push him to work and get good marks so they can be proud blablabla shit. Comon, there are thousands kids like him back in China, Japan or Korea : young graduated +15454 APM super piano skill + learning some martial arts to protect themself against dumb asses like us. I don't know if he is smart or not but if he really wanna save the world, he has to be genius. Oh wait, he said he isn't. Ok, he should play because he is wasting his time. | ||
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Frits
11782 Posts
this kid would literally beat the shit out of all of you | ||
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anch
United States5457 Posts
and you guys are getting raged from him. | ||
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Reason
United Kingdom2770 Posts
On June 09 2009 11:41 Frits wrote: hahahahha all of you got trolled by an eleven year old this kid would literally beat the shit out of all of you Trolling means intent. Like your post. This kid actually believes what he is saying. Then again he is 11, so can be forgiven. Not so sure about you... | ||
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psion0011
Canada720 Posts
On June 09 2009 11:41 Frits wrote: hahahahha all of you got trolled by an eleven year old this kid would literally beat the shit out of all of you pfft I can totally beat him up IRL, and in smash bros too | ||
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Exteray
United States1094 Posts
On June 09 2009 11:45 Reason wrote: Trolling means intent. Like your post. This kid actually believes what he is saying. Then again he is 11, so can be forgiven. Not so sure about you... Golden. | ||
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Sonu
Canada577 Posts
his story is possible with any kid. But watch, he will get sooooooooooooo fucked over with life. why? when ur a kid, u learn valuable life lessons from just playing and being silly. u learn from friends. imo thats helping humanity more than graduating from college at the age of 11. The 19-20 year olds have more experience for anything to back up their degrees, and this kid isnt. His parents are just making him regurgitating things.... feel kinda srry for him. and besides, happiness spreads really fucking fast. so fun = happiness = more happiness = better for humanity. Bet u didnt learn that from college eh? | ||
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unknown.sam
Philippines2701 Posts
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FirstBorn
Romania3955 Posts
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Frits
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On June 09 2009 11:50 Sonu wrote: i dont think he is a genius. his parents just unlocked the human minds potential... his story is possible with any kid. Wrong, the average 11 year old can't grasp a complex math problem, let alone get a degree in astrophysics. You realize that schools are aware of this and start subjects at the appropriate age. You didn't think they do this to cut you a break or something do you? Don't be silly, the kid is obviously a genius by most standards, his mind is extreeeeemely developed for his age. But watch, he will get sooooooooooooo fucked over with life. why? when ur a kid, u learn valuable life lessons from just playing and being silly. u learn from friends. This is simply not true, you don't learn any valuable life lessons from playing around randomly (not really after the age of 3 or so). The reality is that this kid would get incredibly bored with school if he had to attend regular school without skipping classes. About playing with friends: He has plenty of hobbies, stop making assumptions about his social life, I've seen 2 people in this thread mention that prodigies are prone to suicide, I don't know where you're all coming up with this, but simply because the kid studies a lot doesn't mean he has no social life, on the contrary, prodigies have above average social skills. imo thats helping humanity more than graduating from college at the age of 11. The 19-20 year olds have more experience for anything to back up their degrees, and this kid isnt. Yeah I'm pretty sure getting to level 80 in world of warcraft is practical experience that backs up your degree. His parents are just making him regurgitating things.... feel kinda srry for him. Prodigies do the things they do out of their own interest, you are grossly overestimating his parents' influence. Your parents teaching you their ideas and values is pretty normal by the way, he's not even in adolescence which is the phase in life where you start to rebel against your parents so what's the big deal about the statement. | ||
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Faronel
United States658 Posts
...Seriously SC ruined my academics and part of my social life. | ||
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armed_
Canada443 Posts
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MK
United States496 Posts
Wrong, the average 11 year old can't grasp a complex math problem, let alone get a degree in astrophysics. You realize that schools are aware of this and start subjects at the appropriate age. You didn't think they do this to cut you a break or something do you? Don't be silly, the kid is obviously a genius by most standards, his mind is extreeeeemely developed for his age. The difference is between understanding math and learning math. Many kids in China are just good learners. They do many exercices and repeat it. I know because I've taught some kids there. In Europe, especially in France, Math has to be understood. This is a big difference. So I guess it's possible for every kids, or almost every kids, to just learn math like a poem but much harder to understand it. This is simply not true, you don't learn any valuable life lessons from playing around randomly. The reality is that this kid would get incredibly bored with school if he had to attend regular school without skipping classes. About playing with friends: he has plenty of hobbies, stop making clueless assumptions about his social life, I've seen 2 people in this thread mention that prodigies are prone to suicide. I don't know where you're coming up with this, simply because the kid studies a lot doesn't mean he has no social life, on the contrary, prodigies have above average social skills. agreed on suicide point but I believe we learn from playing randomly. Actually, no, we learn when we analyze. First, I believe playing is an act of creation and even if not, when we play, we wonder why or what or which or when etc. These questions lead us to knowledge. And sometimes, valuable knowledge. Playing is also helping us to communicate, to socialize. Here is the talk of Ken Robinson at Ted : LINK You should watch it. | ||
Last Romantic
United States20661 Posts
Sidis, on the other hand, is a true prodigy - one that actually bears examination, unlike this poor soul. | ||
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parkin
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Reason
United Kingdom2770 Posts
On June 09 2009 12:09 Frits wrote: Wrong, the average 11 year old can't grasp a complex math problem, let alone get a degree in astrophysics. You realize that schools are aware of this and start subjects at the appropriate age. You didn't think they do this to cut you a break or something do you? Don't be silly, the kid is obviously a genius by most standards, his mind is extreeeeemely developed for his age. This is simply not true, you don't learn any valuable life lessons from playing around randomly (not really after the age of 3 or so). The reality is that this kid would get incredibly bored with school if he had to attend regular school without skipping classes. About playing with friends: He has plenty of hobbies, stop making assumptions about his social life, I've seen 2 people in this thread mention that prodigies are prone to suicide, I don't know where you're all coming up with this, but simply because the kid studies a lot doesn't mean he has no social life, on the contrary, prodigies have above average social skills. Yeah I'm pretty sure getting to level 80 in world of warcraft is practical experience that backs up your degree. Prodigies do the things they do out of their own interest, you are grossly overestimating his parents' influence. Your parents teaching you their ideas and values is pretty normal by the way, he's not even in adolescence which is the phase in life where you start to rebel against your parents so what's the big deal about the statement. You are making as many baseless assumptions as the people you are refuting. | ||
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Muirhead
United States556 Posts
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Frits
11782 Posts
On June 09 2009 12:22 MK wrote: The difference is between understanding math and learning math. Many kids in China are just good learners. They do many exercices and repeat it. I know because I've taught some kids there. In Europe, especially in France, Math has to be understood. This is a big difference. So I guess it's possible for every kids, or almost every kids, to just learn math like a poem but much harder to understand it. From a developmental perspective kids simply can't grasp complex problems until around the age 12, this has been reinforced by countless of studies. I'm not sure what you're disputing here, are you suggesting that this kid does not grasp the things he learned? While I agree that there are people who are incredibly good at remembering things through cognitive strategies, that's definately not the case here. Look at the article, this kid tutored people in college. And kids want to know how things work, this starts at a young age, if you simply make kids study material without them being able to grasp it, they would quickly lose interest, this is not a stimulating environment at all for children. agreed on suicide point but I believe we learn from playing randomly. Actually, no, we learn when we analyze. First, I believe playing is an act of creation and even if not, when we play, we wonder why or what or which or when etc. These questions lead us to knowledge. And sometimes, valuable knowledge. Playing is also helping us to communicate, to socialize. Here is the talk of Ken Robinson at Ted : LINK You should watch it. There are many types of learning, habituation, perceptual, statistical, classical conditioning, instrumental conditioning and observational learning, none of these state the requirement of 'playing around randomly'. A child needs a stimulating environment, imagine right now having to sit through the 3rd grade in elementary, you would be bored. And I know that schools can decrease intrinsic motivation on things, I wrote an article and held a speech on it a few months ago myself. It's irrelevant here. This kid has received a lot of attention while growing up, his environment is basically talored to his needs. This is standard procedure with prodegies. | ||
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