Manchild Fails In Life, Blames Video Games (Then Makes A Video About It)

steo on 12/2/2010 at 16:08

What a n00b.

faetal on 12/2/2010 at 17:46

How long did he spend making that video....
:sweat:

fett on 12/2/2010 at 17:59

This guy is a douche. I've played games for thousands of hours and the following is true of me:

1) I have been happily married for 18 years. I have wild monkey sex regularly, and spend tons of time with my wife watching movies, listening to live music, having wild monkey sex. Did I mention the wild monkey sex?

2) I am the best father I know. Seriously. I'm disabled, but I'm the primary teacher for both of my homeschooled boys. I've built gazillions of lego creations with them, played video games with them, helped with their soccer and baseball teams, taken them to hundreds of community and cultural events, and read to them before they go to bed every night. Yes, I fucking rule.

3) I have written 3 novels. I have recorded 4 albums with bands and 3 solo albums. I paint, I write songs, I cook (well), and am learning to sculpt.

The point being that I am awesome. No wait...the point is that it's about how you manage your time. I play video games when the kids are in bed. I go to bed at a reasonable time. I play when I'm home by myself, or my kids are playing by themselves. And I still have time for all the above. AND I'M HANDICAPPED. The fact that this guy can't hold down a job or marriage just speaks to how much of a douche he is if a handicapped guy can school him on how to be a badass gamer and and a kick-ass family man at the same time.

It took him a long time to figure out that game experiences "don't really exist"? For that statement alone, I think his only recourse is suicide. I'm amazed he can use the bathroom on his own.

Enchantermon on 12/2/2010 at 18:12

Well said, fett. You managed your time well, he did not. Blaming video games for it is dumb. I am horrible at managing my time. But it's not the fault of video games, anime or anything else. The fault is mine and mine alone. He sort of touched on that at the end when talking about the Penny Arcade con, but overall the message was still focused in the wrong place.

fett on 12/2/2010 at 18:53

Also, fuck him, because unlocking a seemingly impossible XBox 360 achievement feels good, and we should do things that make us feel good in life, whether there is any intrinsic value to them or not. For examples, see masturbation, voting, listening to music, peeing in the snow. It's all about balance.

gunsmoke on 12/2/2010 at 19:15

I play games when my fiancée goes to bed early or is at work or busy. THey never interfere with real life.

Jace on 12/2/2010 at 20:58

Is that meant to be motivational or something? Sounded more like "Hey I wasted my life and it happened to be on videogames, it wouldn't have been as bad if I had wasted it on reading fictional novels or watching tv but you'll ruin your life with videogames!" It's all his own personal problem for just focusing on one thing without understanding to create a balance between entertainment and socialising and other stuff.

If you want to motivate people, at least give it an effort and do it like (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b6r3Mj_cpQ) Jaimie. :cheeky:
If the speaker is someone who actually believes and knows what s/he's talking about, it'll be much more effective. Having a solid point does help!
<spam>Definitely worth your while to check his other video too. Hint hint!</spam>

Also, I've made a ProgressQuest character at over lvl 80. Does this count for fail at life? ;D

Sulphur on 12/2/2010 at 21:07

It's a pretentious cautionary tale with a blinding lack of common sense. It's nothing new.

As others have pointed out, the story's the same if you replace 'video games' with weed, food, or electrically-powered bondage toys. There's no point blaming the focus of your addiction when the problem is, primarily, of your own making and due to your sheer lack of will power.

Vivian on 13/2/2010 at 01:02

Is wild monkey sex when you throw shit at each other? You sick fuck?

I personally play games what I consider to be far too much and have published three reasonably good (of course I'm being modest, they're fucking jaw-dropping) scientific papers so far and have yet to rape anyone that matters.

doctorfrog on 14/2/2010 at 05:23

I'm guessing that this guy's next video rant will be on the reclassification of aspergers as merely a shade of the autism spectrum.

(http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/sns-ap-us-med-aspergers-diagnosis,0,322415.story)

This actually reminds me of the time I played Smash Brothers for the first time on the GameCube years ago, with a friend's twitchy little nephew.

"Geez," I said, feeling old and barely able to keep up with what was going on, "This game could give you ADD!"

"Hey!" said the kid, irritably, as though he were an innocent cat and my rocking chair had come down on his tail, "I have ADD."