| Slimebeast said: I think most people here are missing the point a little. The feeling of being ashamed of something depends to a large extent of what other people think of you no matter how righteous you feel about it to yourself. People are multi-dimensional (unless you are a retard). I believe most gamers would feel at least a little stupid, and at least for a little moment, as they would hand over a video game to the clerks desk if they knew the cool guys from school or a hot woman could see them. It's hard to control that feeling of shame no matter how "right" you think it is with video games as a hobby and passion. And if you see a gang of cool gamers purchase GTA or Call of Duty at your local store, you'd feel at least a little inferior to hand over that copy of Mario or Pokemon. The majority of you would not admit to their co-workers that you're hardcore gamers or admit that you love Mario. |
I get what you're saying, but I think there's a lot fewer people who feel 'ashamed' by liking Mario or Zelda now adays, seeing as how the odds of people owning a Wii are pretty good. Not to mention, there's something like 1 in 4 people in America have played a Mario game in their life (and probably liked it).
As for me, my priorities are not in trying to worry about what someone behind the counter or some random people looking over my shoulder thinks of my purchase. If I'm going to buy Pokemon, Dragon Quest, Harvest Moon or Mario, I really don't care what they think. The only people who's opinions I worry about are my family, my girlfriend and a couple of my close friends.
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