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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pazu" data-source="post: 692679" data-attributes="member: 679">Re: *snicker*I know I'm a latecomer to this thread, but I find some of the points raised very interesting...I don't really understand this line of reasoning, but then, I also don't necessarily hold with a lot of the justifications being offered either.  Why not just say, "Because I enjoy it"?  And on the other side, there are more constructive and beneficial ways to spend your time than learning ballroom dancing, playing basketball, going fishing, or even >gasp< gaming!  Lannon, do you hold the same perspective on all leisure-time activities?This statement is overly simplistic.  Among other examples, anyone who experienced the dotcom bubble burst in the SF Bay Area knows that there are many well-educated people who can't find work.Then martial arts isn't for you.  So what?  If you're not interested, you're not interested.  Personally, I have no interest in playing football, despite the physical benefits that doing so could provide.  Is that a good reason for me to find a football newsgroup and proclaim that those players could really spend their time better?Anecdotal evidence is also not particularly rigorous.How about "cultural", then?-- Pazu</blockquote>