Extreme Undercutting - Should it be a violation?

[Kosmos992k]

Playing a game is not a waste of time. Don't be ridiculous. The entire purpose of value generation, both in life and in game, is to procure positive experience either directly or indirectly.

Did you read my post?

I said that in *material terms* playing video games (or any form of game) is intrinsically a waste of time. That's in material terms. Playing a game produces nothing tangible.

On the other hand, as I posted, playing video games are productive in terms of intangibles because we play video games for relaxation, enjoyment, social interaction (in MMOs), satisfaction or even some sense of achievement in doing something that few players are capable of. So in intangible terms, which are entirely subjective, it is productive, otherwise no one would play a game.

The point of my reply was that the poster I was replying to was calling the play of another a waste of time. I was pointing out that while you can make that claim in material terms; there are far more ways, intangible ways, in which games are productive. I don't think you really understood my post, otherwise you would not be jumping on my post and attacking me so readily.

[Nixxe]

Did you read my post?.

I said that in *material terms* playing video games (or any form of game) is intrinsically a waste of time. That's in material terms. Playing a game produces nothing tangible.

On the other hand, as I posted, playing video games are productive in terms of intangibles because we play video games for relaxation, enjoyment, social interaction (in MMOs), satisfaction or even some sense of achievement in doing something that few players are capable of. So in intangible terms, which are entirely subjective, it is productive, otherwise no one would play a game.

The point of my reply was that the poster I was replying to was calling the play of another a waste of time. I was pointing out that while you can make that claim in material terms; there are far more ways, intangible ways, in which games are productive. I don't think you really understood my post, otherwise you would not be jumping on my post and attacking me so readily.

It was a dumb post using a false distinction to try to lecture me on something entirely remedial because you assumed I was telling someone else not to have fun

[Kosmos992k]

It was a dumb post using a false distinction to try to lecture me on something entirely remedial because you assumed I was telling someone else not to have fun

Excuse me?You jumped on my post and called it ridiculous without apparently reading it, and now again, you're back in attack mode, presumably because you can't bring yourself to apologize for jumping to a conclusion. How is there a false distinction when you compare productivity in material terms vs intangibles? That's a very applicable comparison to make and gets at the entire value of play.

As for me assuming you were telling someone else not to have fun, what you posted, that I replied to was this;

Both parts of that are a terrible waste of time.

It seems that you are directly telling another player that their course of play was a waste of time (and by implication not fun), or am I missing something? I replied that in material terms you could say that but in terms of intangible and subjective things such as enjoyment and relaxation, games are productive.

I think you're willfully mis-understanding my posts, and attacking; and I think you've shown your true colors.

[Nixxe]

Excuse me?You jumped on my post and called it ridiculous without apparently reading it, and now again, you're back in attack mode, presumably because you can't bring yourself to apologize for jumping to a conclusion. How is there a false distinction when you compare productivity in material terms vs intangibles? That's a very applicable comparison to make and gets at the entire value of play.

As for me assuming you were telling someone else not to have fun, what you posted, that I replied to was this;


It seems that you are directly telling another player that their course of play was a waste of time (and by implication not fun), or am I missing something? I replied that in material terms you could say that but in terms of intangible and subjective things such as enjoyment and relaxation, games are productive.

I think you're willfully mis-understanding my posts, and attacking; and I think you've shown your true colors.

Whatever you need to tell yourself.

I'm not going to waste more time on this asinine tripe.