rife_omeqa

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Every male you went to school with will be disappointed. :(

rife_omeqa57 karma

What was your highschool reunion like? I bet that would have been interesting.

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I'm really impressed with your AMA and these answers.

the technological framing mistakes the symptom for the cause

This is confirmed by players that quit playing games because they are told that they have an addiction and that it's ruining their lives, only to substitute one addiction for another because the underlying issue has not been addressed.

I've known a few gamers who swapped a WoW addiction for a TV addiction and thought that quitting WoW made their lives better. 40 hours a week watching TV is no better than 40 hours a week playing games. I'd argue the gaming is better because it's social and forces you to think and interact with people.

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I agree with this but also think that those on the cutting edge of any game must be extremely dedicated/smart and question everything they see. There is a reason much of the "OP" things in games come from the same guys. Kripp is a reasonable example of this. He plays at the highest level of every game he plays and usually ends up breaking them in some form or another.

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This is one the most enjoyable AMA's I've read in months that didn't devolve into a joke circlejerk.

Thanks for doing this Nick!