Is VGchartz less intelligent than average?

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I think a big part of the problem was sales would settle a lot of arguments, but if it doesn't support a fanboy's worldview they'll twist the shit out of their argument and move the goalposts all over the field and into the parking lot if they have to in order to prop up their side or bring down another side. It's like the whole sales figures side doesn't exist or something -- the analysis just isn't there anymore.

Sort of like how the right-wing US went insane because of a black man being elected president, Nintendo winning in such a heavy-handed fashion has caused meltdowns of hilarious proportions. It's been an incredibly polarizing generation and a lot of changes have happened in the last few years.

I used to show up a lot more in 07- early 09 but a lot of times arguing is very tiring when there's no enforced standard as far as level of conversation. It's less about actually making a well thought-out post and more about shoveling through a mountain of shit. It's really frustrating when someone makes a gigantic shitpost and then many, many pages later when it's thoroughly destroyed it goes from being these giant statements of fact to "oh well it's just my opinion and opinions are never wrong!" This was especially true on the PC side when some random jackoff would wander in and say "360 controller is better for FPS!"

That same basic template would come into sales figures and everything else. Suddenly it's not about sales, it's about, like, my opinion man! Needless to say, for the most part analysis disappeared and reality no longer has any bearing on any argument.

Point is, when conversation devolved into people throwing handfuls of shit at the walls to see what sticks, all of the nuance and really fascinating analysis disappeared. Sure we'd argue and have internet slapfights, but it went levels deeper than initial surface reaction. You could also be damn sure that some of the best insights came from people who didn't even like the console in question but could be counted on to at least be fair and add some perspective worth considering and respecting.

By early 09 a lot of that was gone and I had gotten so frustrated personally I sort of became a troll and an ass until I got a temp ban, which prompted a much needed break to come to a lot of these conclusions.

Damn that felt good to get off my chest.