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<blockquote data-quote="Gargauth" data-source="post: 4098534" data-attributes="member: 54127">To extend this guy's logic, and I doubt he's even aware of his own point, in short - NOTHING matters. By his line of thinking, when I die one day my wife can just say &quot;Oh well... so I met my husband and we had two kids and shared a life together but what if I hadn't known him? I'd have known -somebody- so what's the big deal?&quot; I find it ironic that while the author's stated point is that Gary was just &quot;some guy&quot; he finds the topic worthy enough to encompass his entire article.It is exactly BECAUSE of the fact that hordes of gamers find Gary's life and work meaningful that MAKES IT SO. It seems someone as cynical as this author would grasp the concept that MEANING is a construction in and of itself and thus totally subjective. I never played 1st Edition and didn't know who Gary was until about 1996 or so but when I learned he had passed away, I sat down and wept. The friends I have are due to this game, almost to a person. Sure without it, I would be doing SOMETHING but I guarantee it wouldn't be as meaningful to me as hanging out with my closest friends and knocking heads with a horde of orcs.One could make the argument that trees are happier than people because they feel no pain or sorrow.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gargauth, post: 4098534, member: 54127"] To extend this guy's logic, and I doubt he's even aware of his own point, in short - NOTHING matters. By his line of thinking, when I die one day my wife can just say "Oh well... so I met my husband and we had two kids and shared a life together but what if I hadn't known him? I'd have known -somebody- so what's the big deal?" I find it ironic that while the author's stated point is that Gary was just "some guy" he finds the topic worthy enough to encompass his entire article. It is exactly BECAUSE of the fact that hordes of gamers find Gary's life and work meaningful that MAKES IT SO. It seems someone as cynical as this author would grasp the concept that MEANING is a construction in and of itself and thus totally subjective. I never played 1st Edition and didn't know who Gary was until about 1996 or so but when I learned he had passed away, I sat down and wept. The friends I have are due to this game, almost to a person. Sure without it, I would be doing SOMETHING but I guarantee it wouldn't be as meaningful to me as hanging out with my closest friends and knocking heads with a horde of orcs. One could make the argument that trees are happier than people because they feel no pain or sorrow. [/QUOTE]

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