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<blockquote data-quote="Wild Gazebo" data-source="post: 3852747" data-attributes="member: 24413">Palleomortis, I'm not sure why the alternatives you listed make the points any less valid.&nbsp; I would consider computer gaming just as dire...if not more.&nbsp; And, if you were simply trying to list things that are worse...I'm not sure that is helpful--'cause we could just mention heroine or curb stomping.&nbsp; Attempting to make one thing look better by listing things that are worse is really grasping at straws--especially when there are so many more positive attributes that could be mentioned.As for the time issue...I was really attempting to illustrate that the hobby can be very time consuming (especially if taken to extremes--like any other obsession).&nbsp; And, believe me, time constraints do become a lot more real as you get older.While spending four hours watching a couple football games on T.V isn't any better than gaming for four hours...it really doesn't change the fact that you just spent four hours sitting on your butt, engaging in something that you really don't have any tangible physical interaction with.&nbsp; As per the problem at hand:&nbsp; I like the Cops and Robbers reference.Oh, and don't forget, some people will just not understand what it is you are doing...and when explained:&nbsp;&nbsp; will not be able to fathom the motive for such activities.&nbsp; These people will really never be able to understand...and might remain oppositional simply due to their inability to understand.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wild Gazebo, post: 3852747, member: 24413"] Palleomortis, I'm not sure why the alternatives you listed make the points any less valid. I would consider computer gaming just as dire...if not more. And, if you were simply trying to list things that are worse...I'm not sure that is helpful--'cause we could just mention heroine or curb stomping. Attempting to make one thing look better by listing things that are worse is really grasping at straws--especially when there are so many more positive attributes that could be mentioned. As for the time issue...I was really attempting to illustrate that the hobby can be very time consuming (especially if taken to extremes--like any other obsession). And, believe me, time constraints do become a lot more real as you get older. While spending four hours watching a couple football games on T.V isn't any better than gaming for four hours...it really doesn't change the fact that you just spent four hours sitting on your butt, engaging in something that you really don't have any tangible physical interaction with. As per the problem at hand: I like the Cops and Robbers reference. Oh, and don't forget, some people will just not understand what it is you are doing...and when explained: will not be able to fathom the motive for such activities. These people will really never be able to understand...and might remain oppositional simply due to their inability to understand. [/QUOTE]

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