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[Tree]

I have to say people that get offended by every little thing, like the tumblr Social Justice Warriors taking offense to anything that isn't 100% politically correct.  This is why I say sugarcoating things needs to stop, because it's raising a generation of people who just haven't been exposed to the world, and haven't learned to grow a backbone.

This is true, but I also think people should make it a conscientious effort to not to be a dick. I mean, it's not that hard. 

[Shane]

"This generation is screwed up". Okay I've been hearing this a lot lately when a kid or group of kids do something stupid, but the claim is annoying to be frank. I see it everywhere on YouTube. So the idiotic minority represent an entire generation now? Bold statement I have to say. But let me tell you something: they're kids, they are bound to make mistakes and silly decisions. And you know what? They learn from them and they become an adult. They aren't adults like the people that criticize them who also were once kids and made mistakes. Adults still do make mistakes and adults still learn. Adults aren't righteous more so that they're just more experienced in life, and kids will eventually reach that point too, so give it time and stop confusing them with such bold, annoying statements. A kid is obviously going to be ill-equipped when it comes to independent decisions and morals. It's all a part of growing up, and if you think this is some sort of shield, it's not. We should let our young generation know what's right and wrong, but not with this edgy nonsense that's not going to do anything positive to society.

 

And yes, there are some kids that make me annoyed, much like how there are adults that do the same too. I can tolerate "I lost faith in humanity" a little more, but you're obviously neglecting the good and positivity in humanity.

[Norzan]

When people say "it's just a gimmick" when trying to criticize a new mechanic in a game. I have no problem when people say "this specific gimmick is bad" or "this specific gimmick is pointless", But when they try to criticize every mechanic they don't specifically like with the phrase "it's just a gimmick", it honestly annoys me.

 

 

Because there are games with actual good gimmicks.

Edited by Norzan, 18 November 2015 - 12:01 PM.

[Tree]

When people say "it's just a gimmick" when trying to criticize a new mechanic in a game. I have no problem when people saying "this specific gimmick is bad" or "this specific gimmick is pointless", But when they try to criticize every mechanic they don't specifically like with the phrase "it's just a gimmick", it honestly annoys me.

 

 

Because there are games with actual good gimmicks.

Oh man, I forgot about this one. Egoraptor is guilty of this one quite a bit.

[Dark Ice Dragon]

I don't tell nothing to who smoke where is allowed, but i cannnot stand those who light up a cigarette immediately got off the train , they look like junkies.. is so hard wait to get out of the station ( where , among other things , smoking is prohibited ) ? they make stink all the underpass and pollute the lungs and even those who do not smoke.

[Eddard McHorn Van-Schnuder]

I don't tell nothing to who smoke where is allowed, but i cannnot stand those who light up a cigarette immediately got off the train , they look like junkies.. is so hard wait to get out of the station ( where , among other things , smoking is prohibited ) ? they make stink all the underpass and pollute the lungs and even those who do not smoke.

I don't know if 'junkies' is the right word for it, but they're certainly addicted. I'm with you though, it's a bit... well, it's a worrying trend, I guess you could say. They're in a rush for work, but also for cancer. I've been a heavy smoker myself so I've been there, but I still think it's strange that society in general is as accepting towards these utterly self destructive acts as it is. That said, what bugs me more is how a lot of people are completely unwilling to see coffee as a drug, and to top it off it is more addictive than most illegal 'narcotics', and to your 'smokers off the train', I would like to add that getting up and drinking your morning coffee is literally the exact same thing as 'needing' a cigarette when you get off the train. An addiction is an addiction, I guess.

 

That said, the fact that people do drink coffee is not what bothers me, it's rather the lack of recognition that coffee is a drug that on many factors rank above things like LSD, MDMA and even cigarettes, when it comes to things like addiction rates and how it alters your perception. And coffee is actually lethal in high doses, something a lot of those illegal and 'dangerous' drugs actually are not, despite years of propaganda telling us otherwise.

 

Side note: I am not an expert in anything, and I will admit I did not fact check anything I just said. I have however read about it before and I'm fairly sure I'm mostly correct, at least on the parts when it comes to addiction. All I really wanted to say though, is that it bothers me that people seem to be unwilling to admit this about coffee, just because we're so used to it. Just remember, we used to be that way about cigarettes too.

 

Side note 2: I am not saying you will die from drinking coffee. It's technically possible, but unless you specifically try to overdose I doubt it's going to happen. I also doubt that drinking it would be the most effective method of taking in that large amounts of caffeine anyway.

[Joelmacool]

I don't like it when you try to get along with people but then they say:



And then just walk away

 

[Evan20000]

When people say "it's just a gimmick" when trying to criticize a new mechanic in a game. I have no problem when people say "this specific gimmick is bad" or "this specific gimmick is pointless", But when they try to criticize every mechanic they don't specifically like with the phrase "it's just a gimmick", it honestly annoys me.
 
 
Because there are games with actual good gimmicks.

And the same people would turn around and say the same game is stale or uninspired without gimmicks

[Nathaniel]

When I am trying to cross a street at an intersection, and somebody rushes a right turn within a few feet of where I am, after I have clearly started crossing the street.  I clearly have the right of way, and you are just being selfish so that you can save a few seconds of your life, while possibly running the risk of taking away somebody else's life.

[Logos]

Derp.

 

When I work hard and study for something and someone tells me I'm lucky for doing good on it.

Edited by Logos, 19 November 2015 - 06:50 PM.

[Anarchy_Balsac]

@Robin Coffee does not enter the stomach of the person or people sitting near you.  You CAN NOT compare it to public smoking for that reason alone.
 

[Koh]

When neighbors or driveby people are blasting their music so loud that it rattles all the houses within radius of the source.  I want to rattle their heads for that nonsense, especially when I want to take a nap, but simply can't because of them.

[Eddard McHorn Van-Schnuder]

@Robin Coffee does not enter the stomach of the person or people sitting near you.  You CAN NOT compare it to public smoking for that reason alone.
 

I can compare it to smoking, absolutely, but I did not compare it to second hand smoking, which is what you're getting at. That said, if you're outside, second hand smoking isn't really a a thing unless you're actively trying to breathe in the smoke from whoever is smoking.

 

Either way it's irrelevant, because I never once said that drinking coffee affects those around you.

[Anarchy_Balsac]

I can compare it to smoking, absolutely, but I did not compare it to second hand smoking, which is what you're getting at. That said, if you're outside, second hand smoking isn't really a a thing unless you're actively trying to breathe in the smoke from whoever is smoking.

 

Either way it's irrelevant, because I never once said that drinking coffee affects those around you.

 

I said public smoking, which is what DarkIceDragon's post was all about.

[Logos]

Another thing that bothers me is when people get into pseudo-arguments on the internet over minor semantic errors, opinion differences, etc. The one line from Undertale, "Nobody is happy about this." always comes to mind when I see things like this.

 

I even feel like I've lost too.

Edited by Logos, 21 November 2015 - 08:22 PM.