[QUOTE="Rocker6"][QUOTE="lowe0"] No. That's just closed-mindedness. Elitism would be when one assumes that the opinions of others are held due to some flaw or limitation (age, financial means or technical aptitude) or when one professes that those whose opinions differ from their own are inferior.lowe0
I see where you're getting at,but most of the behavior you described is heavily present among console fanboys too...
For example,I've seen countless times a PS3 fanboy calling 360 gamers kids due to MS's interest in "casual" gaming.Same goes with financial means,for example,a 360 fanboy calling PS3 gamers poor,saying they don't have enough money to pay for XBL,that they depend on their parents money,etc,etc...
I'll give you technical aptitude,though,that one's exclusive to PC elitists,console fanboys can't argue about tecnical issues,due to "pick up and play" simplicity of the console hardware...
As for inferiority insults,well,that's a thing present among all fanboys,they all conider those who disagree with them inferior,by resorting to multiple stereotypes...
360 gamers are kids,PC gamers are snobs,PS3 gamers are drones,Nintendo gamers are based on nostalgia,etc,etc...
Still,I may agree the strongest inferiority insults are most commonly used by PC fanboys,but they're by no means exclusive to them...
And I've attacked console gamers for that too. Those who cry "double standards!" never seem to take the time to skim my posting history, especially from around 2006.Well,I've been around SW for a few months now(though atm,I'm in the process of leaving GS,and switching to OCN),so I really have no idea how things were around here back in 2006.Also,you have quite a long posting history,would take some time to go through all that :P
The reason I often call you out is since I honestly can't remember a time when you called out a consolite for his hypocrisy,stupidity,etc,and well,there's plenty of that around here...
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