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<blockquote data-quote="Micah Sweet" data-source="post: 8456077" data-attributes="member: 6747251">I was actually thinking of historical theory.&nbsp; For a long time now, the idea that an individual can make great historical events move forward (the so-called &quot;Great Man theory&quot;) has been unpopular, in favor of the force of history moving things along in an ultimately inevitable direction.&nbsp; I recently listened to a history podcast that suggested that, due to the strong emphasis our culture currently places on individualism and the ability of a single person, the Great Man Theory make actually make a comeback.&nbsp; I thought that was interesting, and attempted to extrapolate that idea to the current gaming environment.&nbsp; I certainly didn't intend to offend anyone.&nbsp; I'm an academic at heart, and try to approach this issues from an intellectual perspective, even when those around me try to make it an emotional one.There is ample historical evidence that the more people are in a position to.make themselves heard, the more opinions tend to factionalize and emotions run hot.&nbsp; This happened when the printing press was invented and writing proliferated as never before, and it seems to me to be happening now with the ease folks have to put their opinions in public view on a heretofore unimaginable scale.&nbsp; I think that's very interesting, and worth discussing, and can be applied to how we play the game we love.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Micah Sweet, post: 8456077, member: 6747251"] I was actually thinking of historical theory. For a long time now, the idea that an individual can make great historical events move forward (the so-called "Great Man theory") has been unpopular, in favor of the force of history moving things along in an ultimately inevitable direction. I recently listened to a history podcast that suggested that, due to the strong emphasis our culture currently places on individualism and the ability of a single person, the Great Man Theory make actually make a comeback. I thought that was interesting, and attempted to extrapolate that idea to the current gaming environment. I certainly didn't intend to offend anyone. I'm an academic at heart, and try to approach this issues from an intellectual perspective, even when those around me try to make it an emotional one. There is ample historical evidence that the more people are in a position to.make themselves heard, the more opinions tend to factionalize and emotions run hot. This happened when the printing press was invented and writing proliferated as never before, and it seems to me to be happening now with the ease folks have to put their opinions in public view on a heretofore unimaginable scale. I think that's very interesting, and worth discussing, and can be applied to how we play the game we love. [/QUOTE]

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