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<blockquote data-quote="nothing to see here" data-source="post: 2025161" data-attributes="member: 16432"><p>I'm pretty sure Shilsen's comment was partially toungue in cheeck...though I have no doubt a number of gamer types believe it with passionate sincerity.</p><p></p><p>This reminded me of some research I once saw. People tend to react negatively when exposed to a culture of behaviour that they don't share. However the way in which this derrision is expressed is far from symetrical.</p><p></p><p>One party (the socially dominant one) is largely dismissive. The 'submissive' party, buried in an inferiority compex...reacts with a passion that more resembles rage...</p><p></p><p>Some (admittedly stereotypical) cases in point:</p><p></p><p></p><p>Cook Kid on the geek: "Timmy...yeah he's in my geogrpahy class I think. He seems smart...a bit weird though...so what are we doing this weekend (yada yada yada)</p><p></p><p>Geek on the Cool Kid: "Dumb Jocks...stuck up cheerleaders...they think they're so cool...but they so stupid and shallow...ARRRRGGHH!!"</p><p></p><p></p><p>Rich on the scholarship student: Good for him...he must be smart...so what are we doing this weekend (yada yada yada)</p><p></p><p>Student on Schoarship on rich student: "silver spoon snobs...spoiled brats...why do I have to stand in line behind him...ARRRGGHH!!"</p><p></p><p></p><p>Americans on Canadians: Canada...yeah...it's cold there, isn't it...so what are we doing this weekend (yada yada yada)</p><p></p><p>Canadians on Americans: ooh...you ignorant warmonger hicks...we're so much more sophisticated than you...ARRRRRGGHHHHH.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I think it would be easier for gamers collective inferiority compex if people outside the hobby actually cared enough to dump on us regularly. Instead, all the hobby meets is widespread dismissal, forcing us to seize on web-zine articles and SNL skits to mobilize our fury at a stigma that is really only as strong as we let it be.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nothing to see here, post: 2025161, member: 16432"] I'm pretty sure Shilsen's comment was partially toungue in cheeck...though I have no doubt a number of gamer types believe it with passionate sincerity. This reminded me of some research I once saw. People tend to react negatively when exposed to a culture of behaviour that they don't share. However the way in which this derrision is expressed is far from symetrical. One party (the socially dominant one) is largely dismissive. The 'submissive' party, buried in an inferiority compex...reacts with a passion that more resembles rage... Some (admittedly stereotypical) cases in point: Cook Kid on the geek: "Timmy...yeah he's in my geogrpahy class I think. He seems smart...a bit weird though...so what are we doing this weekend (yada yada yada) Geek on the Cool Kid: "Dumb Jocks...stuck up cheerleaders...they think they're so cool...but they so stupid and shallow...ARRRRGGHH!!" Rich on the scholarship student: Good for him...he must be smart...so what are we doing this weekend (yada yada yada) Student on Schoarship on rich student: "silver spoon snobs...spoiled brats...why do I have to stand in line behind him...ARRRGGHH!!" Americans on Canadians: Canada...yeah...it's cold there, isn't it...so what are we doing this weekend (yada yada yada) Canadians on Americans: ooh...you ignorant warmonger hicks...we're so much more sophisticated than you...ARRRRRGGHHHHH. I think it would be easier for gamers collective inferiority compex if people outside the hobby actually cared enough to dump on us regularly. Instead, all the hobby meets is widespread dismissal, forcing us to seize on web-zine articles and SNL skits to mobilize our fury at a stigma that is really only as strong as we let it be. [/QUOTE]
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