[QUOTE="II_Seraphim_II"][QUOTE="bbkkristian"]You know, that was a good read. And I agree, not enough people are giving credit to MS after the reversals; but then again, they dug their own hole. Thanks for sharing.heretrix
You see this is something I dont get, and something that is quite common. For instance, there are many times you see on a talk show some movie star talking about how they got addicted to cocaine or some such drug and then how they beat their addiction. Or some guy who got obese and then lost all that weight and what a hero he is. Its like people want to be applauded for acting right. How about the guy who stayed away from drugs his whole life? Why not interview him? Or the guy who exercised his whole life and stayed fit? I dont think we should be applauding people for messing up and then trying to rectify it when the crap hits the fan. Sure, we should acknowledge that they eventually made a change for the better, but in my books, I have more respect for the guy who never messed up in the first place. So no, MS does not deserve any "credit" for doing what they should have done in the first place. Although I will agree that the constant bashing even after the reversals is excessive and uncalled for.
I don't even understand how that is even a question. Redemption is always far more intriguing to people than someone who has basically never taken a wrong turn in their life. have you ever been around addicted people? That's some horrifying shit right there.
Look at Robert Downy jr. That dude was as low as you can get, but he realized his mistakes and got his shit together. Look at him now. He's one of the biggest movie stars on the planet. That takes a lot of strength and is very impressive. There are many people that don't make it back from that. Â
That's great for him, and I'm glad he got his life together...but does that make him a better person who should be given "credit" for what he has done? I dont think so. Screwing up is easy....its staying on the straight and narrow thats hard. You make it seem like he is the victim who escaped an abuser...He chose to take drugs, that was a personal a voluntary choice. No one forced those drugs into him. He could have chosen to be a decent human being and not be into drugs. And yes, I have seen addicts, and in fact I have one in my family. But the fact is, barring some circumstances where people are forced to ingest drugs, its a personal choice so they dont deserve any credit for breaking the habit.
[QUOTE="II_Seraphim_II"][QUOTE="bbkkristian"]You know, that was a good read. And I agree, not enough people are giving credit to MS after the reversals; but then again, they dug their own hole. Thanks for sharing.blue_hazy_basic
You see this is something I dont get, and something that is quite common. For instance, there are many times you see on a talk show some movie star talking about how they got addicted to cocaine or some such drug and then how they beat their addiction. Or some guy who got obese and then lost all that weight and what a hero he is. Its like people want to be applauded for acting right. How about the guy who stayed away from drugs his whole life? Why not interview him? Or the guy who exercised his whole life and stayed fit? I dont think we should be applauding people for messing up and then trying to rectify it when the crap hits the fan. Sure, we should acknowledge that they eventually made a change for the better, but in my books, I have more respect for the guy who never messed up in the first place. So no, MS does not deserve any "credit" for doing what they should have done in the first place. Although I will agree that the constant bashing even after the reversals is excessive and uncalled for. They do interview actors who didn't have addictions? People who didn't get obese, like models? People who excercised their whole lives, like football players or atheletes? I think you're overthinking your metaphors.
Do they interview the actor BECAUSE he has never been an addict? NO. Its because he released a new movie. Do they interview a model because she was never obese? NO. Its usually because she is staring in some new marketting scheme or she just beat anorexia. Do they interview football players or athletes because they live a healthy life? NO. That may come up during the interview, but its usually because they have a match coming up, or they did very well in a previous match. So no, I dont believe Im over thinking anything. There have been articles and interviews over someone messing up and then rectifying their live as the MAIN TOPIC. Unless you are reading a health magazine, you wont find many stories about people just doing what they are supposed to, and even when u do find it, the interview/article was about something completely different and they just happened to bring that up as some background info.
You know, that was a good read. And I agree, not enough people are giving credit to MS after the reversals; but then again, they dug their own hole. Thanks for sharing.bbkkristian
You see this is something I dont get, and something that is quite common. For instance, there are many times you see on a talk show some movie star talking about how they got addicted to cocaine or some such drug and then how they beat their addiction. Or some guy who got obese and then lost all that weight and what a hero he is. Its like people want to be applauded for acting right. How about the guy who stayed away from drugs his whole life? Why not interview him? Or the guy who exercised his whole life and stayed fit? I dont think we should be applauding people for messing up and then trying to rectify it when the crap hits the fan. Sure, we should acknowledge that they eventually made a change for the better, but in my books, I have more respect for the guy who never messed up in the first place. So no, MS does not deserve any "credit" for doing what they should have done in the first place. Although I will agree that the constant bashing even after the reversals is excessive and uncalled for.
I think racing fans on both sides of the console wars are gonna have a great time this upcoming gen. Both Forza and DriveClub look amazing. And lets not forget Need For Speed Rivals, as that's looking great too. Unfortunately for me, I've never been a fan of driving sims (or games with driving any more realistic than burn out :P ) so I will probably end up passing on Forza/DriveClub. May check out the new NFS though.
I'm not sure you need troops for war anymore. Last I heard it's just like playstation thanks to the drones.
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I think thats part of the reason why wars are becoming so common now. Back in the days when you had a war, A lot of people died and suffered, so leaders generally tried to avoid them. Nowadays you just pick up your joystick and bomb the living crap out of an entire country. Sure, many people die, but they aren't American so its ok! At least that's how I think the US leadership's thought process works :?
The Syria situation is just a complete mess. You have 2 sides that are probably just as bad as one another. The US is gonna support the rebels and these rebels arent exactly upstanding citizens. These are the same people that ate a man's heart and recorded it....I mean that's some pretty brutal stuff. All that's happening in Syria is trading 1 devil for another, the US is just rolling the dice and hoping that the new devil will be more inline with their aspirations for the middle east. Make no mistake, on the long list of reasons to go into Syria, alleviating the suffering of the people is very low on the priority list.
Blah blah blah. Im tired of both MS and Sony bragging about their preorder numbers. We'll see who is telling the truth and who is full of shit 6 months post release.
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