Comment Re:Typical of their culture (Score 2) 152
I don't recall any of your
Now, we get to modern gaming, and everyone bitches about the "tea-bagging" Halo tweens, as if snotty brats ruined gaming. We were snotty brats too, we just didnt have voice chat! LOL! I had a guy call me a hacker piece of shit for beating him 5 times in a row on Virtua Fighter 5 on PS3 the other day. I never knew a hack to any fighting game, EVER, that pressed buttons for you. I seriously had to block him from my PSN account because the messages kept coming. There are always haters to success, always, no matter your occupation or talent. I get frustrated when I play MW2, MW3, Battlefield 3, because my skills just arent there anymore, but I dont dedicate my time to one game. I can usually hit middle of the pack on end rankings. These kids have what we used to have, love and moxy to put yourself into something that gives you joy, completely. Sometimes it so happens that in the nerd world, maybe you arent good at anything else. I really think these guys are amazing, and most importantly, they are truly doing something they love. Its not for the money, its for the emotional reward. Technology was always so cool to me, and I grew up poor with a single mother who worked two jobs, I know how gaming can fill a void in your life. Some people are just a no go for sports, acting, modeling, what have you....its better to be known for something than nothing. I'd rather be have the highest score at anything than die unknown making $45k a year at some mindless job. These guys are young yet, I think we should celebrate what they can do because we never had the chance to do so with such monetary compensation, and I'm positive there are more than a handful of people on
Lots of professional athletes die because of their profession, they push their bodies too hard. Drug addicts are trying to fill a void in their lives and push their bodies too hard as well. If you are so dedicated to one thing, anything, and it costs you your life, sometime people just wouldnt mind going out that way. I remain impressed, and I think we all should be as well. I'd rather almost reach Mt. Everest and die climbing at 32, if I loved climbing, than die at 70 after 50 years of rewardless drudgery in a cubicle. Everyone, think about it.