Epistle to Online Gaming Addicts

[Zurtok Khan]

Everything is a dangerous drug except reality, which is unendurable.
-Cyril Connolly

You can play at the life you wish you had.  But, too bad, you don,Äôt.  You can try and break physics with your caveman tools, but it,Äôs stronger then you are.  You wish to live a life, a fantasy, in a world where nothing is beyond you, in a world where you are the center of attention at all times, and the pivotal world defining moments are on your shoulders.  But, it,Äôs all an illusion, just like everything else you surround yourself with.

You wish for a virtual reality so you can ignore the one you,Äôre in.  You want a world where you can take what you will, and you are stronger then everyone else, you can grow stronger then everyone else, in whatever way feels good to you at the moment.  You have followed your passion for escapism down the rabbit hole and found the same emptiness.  Soon enough the Queen of Hearts will walk by, but you she will ignore.  You,Äôve already lost your head playing games within games within games not realizing that materialism is materialism even in your preferred contrived settings.

All the worlds you have conquered have actually conquered you.  All the games you have played have actually played you.  No matter how few rules and constraints they put on the game, it is still a facsimile.  No matter the passion, the psychological addiction that you attach yourself to it with, it will never be real.

That same passion put into something else has such potential for change.  But, it is wasted on worlds behind the monitor.  Alice fell into the world behind the mirror.  You will never visit there.  She was Lewis Carroll,Äôs acid trip.  You will never achieve anything so useful if your life is committed to such a banal pursuit.

Then again, I,Äôm being quite rude.  Look at the things you,Äôve done.  You,Äôve sat there and molded a seat to fit your ever-spreading asscheeks.  You,Äôve achieved status in a system that the rest of the world could care less about (beyond the fact that everyone could potentially achieve that status at the same time, making it ultimately useless).  You,Äôve amassed wealth in the form of pixels on your screen.  You,Äôve surfed the downward spiral.

Then again, perhaps it is better to closet yourself from the world.  You,Äôre going to die fat and alone of a heart attack eventually.  You might as well enjoy your life while it lasts.

Personally, I,Äôll be out getting some sun and reading a good book.  Give me a call when the carpel tunnels gets so bad you can,Äôt move your hands, I,Äôll be sure to pretend to listen.

[East Coast Hustle]

heh...I was gonna be a dick and spam this thread, but then I read this all the way through, and realized that I really dug it.

rah.

[Shibboleet The Annihilator]

[Iranon]

*blinks*

I can't figure out if I agree with you or not.

However, I'm sure that if I do I love your rant, and if I don't then you're an asshole.

[East Coast Hustle]

I love his rant AND I think he's an asshole.

[Zurtok Khan]

I love his rant AND I think he's an asshole.

Does that mean I'm not the only queer around here?

[East Coast Hustle]

heh....if that were the case, I'd have said something like "I think he ranted AND I love his asshole."

but alas, I am still a strict Vaginatarian.

[Z³]

HERETIC

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[Mangrove]

semi-carnally?












note: LMNO - if you're reading this thread, i know you'll get it.  

[B_M_W]

heh...I was gonna be a dick and spam this thread, but then I read this all the way through, and realized that I really dug it.

rah.

It started out the way I thought it would. And then ended the way I wanted it to. Laughing at stupid people.

<----Stupid intolerant