EPT[Spoilers] Junkka's Epic Speech - Page 14
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mierin
United States4945 Posts
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Faraday
United States553 Posts
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SmoKe93
Germany162 Posts
On November 14 2010 01:52 Slurgi wrote: The real beauty of the speech is that it was so completely unexpected. After watching an amazing series, especially one as close as that and the early hour of the morning... I know that I personally felt very drained and excited all at the same time. The speech had such beautiful timing. It was immediately apparent that John prepared it, long before his admission... he was waiting for a time to interject, to share something personal and emotional, to reach out to people across the whole world. He reached out to all of us, the entire international audience, and he told us that he believed in us, and he supports us. A few minutes later, I believe he told us, the audience, that he loved us. It felt so painfully sincere. At the time, I was nearly in tears. Couldn't have said it better | ||
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pred470r
Bulgaria3265 Posts
Thanks a lot for uploading the video, John is so awesome, this is how legends are born. <3 epic speech. JOHN HWAITING! | ||
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IcyPringle
Canada210 Posts
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Necro)Phagist(
Canada6668 Posts
On November 13 2010 22:37 ace246 wrote: Guys, you have to realise that butchji is right for the wrong reasons. Someone like a lawyer, ceo or anyother high class career gets high pay because THEY ACTUALLY MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY. I don't think its right to say that someone "wasted" their life because they aren't doing something which has high salary like progaming which doesn't have large paychecks (unless your one of the best) but because for what its worth, its a game, it doesn't save people's lives or help lives (unless you consider gaming as helping lives). But just because butchji's reason is wrong, doesn't mean progamers are as deserving of respect like doctors, lawyers, etc. A game is still a game, lets not overrate it please. lol what about Actors and rock stars they aren't saving lives? Other athletes the same thing but none of them are considered a waste in society and get paid tons of money to boot. why should some talentless disney bimbo get more money and respect for singing some shitty auto tune song then a pro gamer gets for winning a game? | ||
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TheRPGAddict
United States1403 Posts
On November 13 2010 23:11 kataa wrote: Indeed, Day9 and QXC went to Harvey Mudd College. That shit dont stink. Heck, Qxc, Day9 and many other Programers are still students, often at reasonably decent universities as well. | ||
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Skeyser
Canada219 Posts
On November 13 2010 22:37 ace246 wrote: Guys, you have to realise that butchji is right for the wrong reasons. Someone like a lawyer, ceo or anyother high class career gets high pay because THEY ACTUALLY MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY. I don't think its right to say that someone "wasted" their life because they aren't doing something which has high salary like progaming which doesn't have large paychecks (unless your one of the best) but because for what its worth, its a game, it doesn't save people's lives or help lives (unless you consider gaming as helping lives). But just because butchji's reason is wrong, doesn't mean progamers are as deserving of respect like doctors, lawyers, etc. A game is still a game, lets not overrate it please. lol lawyers, all they do is help criminals escape justice | ||
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Jalle
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Kamille
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Mellotron
United States329 Posts
The people who make a career out of non conventional interests do so because they love the work itself or the subject matter. They are obsessed with the work itself, not the prize at the end of the road. There was a troll earlier in this thread trying to feed everyone a reality sandwich but it was really just the bread he was serving up. He was saying that for every 1 success story there are hundreds of failures. That may be true to an extent, but anyone who goes deep, and i mean DEEP, into a field of interest that truly holds their interest, will find success on some level. Thats because no matter what that particular field is, there will always be people with extensive amount of dedication and experience needed. The reason why so many people fail at things is because they only see the payoff. The people for whom the payoff is the work itself never fail in the end. Ive got friends who worked their ass off to have successful careers and went to college for years and years, got out, got high paying jobs, still hate their lives. Still wish they were someone else. Still envy passion and talent over money. Still struggle to impress women. Still struggle to make friends. And you want to know what? Still struggle to pay bills. So do what you love, but you have to love the work itself, not the payoff. I thought the speech at the end was the best part of the finals. | ||
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imperator-xy
Germany1377 Posts
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wacksteven
United States139 Posts
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Deleted User 108965
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Danze
Australia219 Posts
But hey if that floats your boat and you can really relate to that, I'm happy for you. Do what you are passionate about and what makes you happy, sounds like a good message to me. | ||
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MLG_Wiggin
United States767 Posts
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Ghad
Norway2551 Posts
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bulgom
United States20 Posts
On November 14 2010 00:38 Sinborn wrote: I was fine until he used fanart as a measurement of personal success. I cringed hard when that came around. At that point, I would have to omit that part of the speech because it reminded me of the vacuous mindset that reinforces Youtube celebrities like Chris Crocker. Fan art is cool, but waving it over someone seems like an extraordinarily weak way to justify your position, if not a touch subtractive. Other than that, John pulled a Zenio on all his naysayers, and that's perfectly fine with me. I wouldn't go as far as him using it to measure his success. I think it was more like, "Hey, you told me I was wasting my time doing what I love, but now look at me. People appreciate what I'm doing, and someone even liked it enough to draw FANART of me." Honestly, when does anyone draw fanart of a person? It's not something you see every day. | ||
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VENDIZ
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On November 13 2010 22:37 ace246 wrote: Guys, you have to realise that butchji is right for the wrong reasons. Someone like a lawyer, ceo or anyother high class career gets high pay because THEY ACTUALLY MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY. I don't think its right to say that someone "wasted" their life because they aren't doing something which has high salary like progaming which doesn't have large paychecks (unless your one of the best) but because for what its worth, its a game, it doesn't save people's lives or help lives (unless you consider gaming as helping lives). But just because butchji's reason is wrong, doesn't mean progamers are as deserving of respect like doctors, lawyers, etc. A game is still a game, lets not overrate it please. Heard CEOs for enterprises like Enron etc helped loads of people (hurr durr), such a great contribution! You're correct by stating that gaming doesn't save other people's lives, but neither does a lawyer.. Hell, think of it this way; everyday there's a friggin super-lawyer who helps a complete douchebag criminal from jailtime because he is good at his job... woop woop, that'll surely help the community! There's two sides of every story, regardless.. | ||
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kyarisan
United States347 Posts
tbh the way john delivered it i think its pretty fucking hilarious LOL sure he may have a valid point, but come on guys its john the translator, we love the guy because of his broken english and sense of humor, because he's a badass. that's why he has the fanart really | ||
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