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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Felon" data-source="post: 861854" data-attributes="member: 8158">Let me get serious here for a second. Tsyr, I assure you that your views, your feeling, your opinions, are not dismissed simply because they are not mine.There are some misconceptions today about opinions. The big one being that all opinions, by their very nature, are inherently valid and important and possessed of some intrinsic value. What a huge fallacy that is.In actuality, individuals do have some onus upon them when they express an opinion to ensure that it is rational, informed, and well-supported. You know, that some real thought's been put into it, and it's not just sounding off? Of course, being silly, fallable humans, we all are given to uttering plenty of opinions that do not adhere to this criteria, so we have to cut each other a LOT of slack.But when someone tells me that gaming companies should actually be less mindful of marketing their products towards a core demographic than it is iof appeasing the sensibilities of the non-gaming majority who do not consume these products...well, the guy who's telling me this better have his presentation of this opinion down to a tee. So far, you've been tearing up the green without touching the ball.Gaming has never been close to gaining acceptance by the mainstream. If you think it has, can you cite some evidence of said?Be aware that when you argue that as gamers we should sacrifice our simple pleasures in order to alleviate the prejudices of the ignorant masses who equate us to pedophiles, it comes across as little more than a mark of the low esteem that you have for yourself and your peers. Many people in a minority group chafe at being told that it's in their best interests to assimilate. It kinda smacks of Uncle-Tomism.Bottom line: if you state an opinion in an open forum, it will not always be accepted blithely. It may well be challenged, and you will be expected to either stand & deliver or forfeit. Be prepared, my good man.</blockquote>

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