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Bajablo on 15 October 2012
AmericanAli said:
no i meant it like this: for example one of my friend quited gaming a year ago because he though he is now too mature for that (lol he wasnt) so i havent heard from him for a while and didnt saw him on xbox live for a while too then i saw him at a friends house recently and he changed dramasticly, he stared smoking and drinking alcohol,he styles himself like one of those `swag` monkeys nowdays and he spent a lot of money for shoes and clothes, he has a girlfriend now and he isnt a virging anymore. You also should know that i am now 17 and never ever in my life did i smoke or drank alcohol or had sex (except with myself lol) and that is kind of very unusall for a teenager nowdays so i feel like i missed a lot of stuff in my teenage time, thats what iam talking about ;)


All will come in due time :) there is a time and place for everything (usually between 18-21, thats when I tried stuff). Remember, there is no point in rushing.. you got plenty of time to do stupid things. Alcohol speeds up the 'doing stupid things' rate considerably... so if you wanna try stuff.. drink some alcohol :P the rest just comes naturally.

Sex though, my advice is skip it when you are drunk.. save that for when you are sober :P (It's pretty worthless drunk #damnWhiskeyDick)



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AmericanAli on 15 October 2012

@sethnintendo
Thats a hell of a story buddy! xD

@Bajablo
lets hope so :P
because its not only the past that make me think this its also the future...but thanks for the advice buddy! :)



adriane23 on 15 October 2012

Well, I definitely would have saved a lot of money and have read more books by now. Other than, my life would be pretty much the same all around.



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Bajablo on 15 October 2012
sethnintendo said:
Bajablo said:
sethnintendo said:

Probably have a job that uses my degree, married and have kids. The last two make me glad that I chose gaming.


On a serious note, why wouldn't that work out? what does that have to do with beeing a gamer and spending your free time playing games?
the job part atleast should work, thats what I'm doing.. no wife and kids, but got an apartment that i own. and who needs ladies anyway... :'(

Job part is mainly my fault (with video games not really being a factor) and the very difficult situation of trying to get a parks job (Wildlife Management degree) with 1000s of other people applying for the same job.  Plus, I only did one internship while I was in college so my experience in the field I went to college is basically nothing. 

Being a gamer is the reason why I found myself in a on and off relationship with my roommate.  We both worked at a manufacturing plant a few years back and I started talking to her due to her being nice.  I then brought up that I liked to play video games still and that I had a Wii.  She laughed at me at first stating that she hasn't played any video games for a very long time.  I then asked her if she ever tried the Wii considering it was easier for non gamers to actually play (Wii Sports).  So after a few invites to play on my Wii we started messing around.  First it was just high fives after she got a spare or strike then it progressed to hugs.  Fast forward a little and if it wasn't for video games then I wouldn't be in my current situation.  I thought she was around the age of 35+ or so and I didn't get her true age till after we started messing around.  Turns out she was in her low 40s (hard to tell cause she is Vietnamese) and due to her age I haven't had to worry about pregnancy (she is now 46).  So if I was with a younger person I probably would have a kid by now but due to my circumstances I find myself in a relationship with someone that probably won't be able to have kids.  So gaming perhaps saved me from having kids at this point in time (I don't want any for a few more years still).

The only question you need to ask yourself is 'Am I happy the way things are now' if no, then you have to think about what you want to change.
I have the philosopy that you do have control over your life if you choose to, that is, If you are unhappy with something, change it.
The bigger things in life don't change over night, but you do have a choice.

The park thing though I have no clue how hard it is getting a job as.. whatever you do there (I work as a computer-whore, so.. yeah) :) And I have no idéa where you live either (care to share?)
aaaand.... how old are you? :) just out of curiosity (age has no meaning after like.. 21?)

so, are there things you would like to change? I am a pretty much content man.. I work with what i studied.. I have a good solid income and the only thing 'missing' is in lack of better words 'physical love', and I'm not sure I even want a girlfriend at this point. Enjoying freedom, beer & food :).. and friends.. and games... *list goes on*



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AmericanAli on 15 October 2012

so looking at the replies....i am the only one whose personality got change due the media o.O



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Bajablo on 15 October 2012
AmericanAli said:
so looking at the replies....i am the only one whose personality got change due the media o.O

If you mean the media as in if games changed the way you are today? yeah, ofcourse they have.. everything you do in life shape what you are.

You are able to shape yourself in some ways though, so.. the media isn't everything, but it is ofc. a part of it.



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Kantor on 15 October 2012
AmericanAli said:
no i meant it like this: for example one of my friend quited gaming a year ago because he though he is now too mature for that (lol he wasnt) so i havent heard from him for a while and didnt saw him on xbox live for a while too then i saw him at a friends house recently and he changed dramasticly, he stared smoking and drinking alcohol,he styles himself like one of those `swag` monkeys nowdays and he spent a lot of money for shoes and clothes, he has a girlfriend now and he isnt a virging anymore. You also should know that i am now 17 and never ever in my life did i smoke or drank alcohol or had sex (except with myself lol) and that is kind of very unusall for a teenager nowdays so i feel like i missed a lot of stuff in my teenage time, thats what iam talking about ;)

I think you're looking at it the wrong way round.

He didn't start doing all of those things because he stopped gaming. He stopped gaming because he didn't think it fit in with his new lifestyle.

More power to him. If he doesn't want to game, he shouldn't feel the need to. Whether or not you play video games really has no bearing on how well you do in life. As long as you enjoy it, keep gaming and don't worry about what would have happened if you didn't.



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AmericanAli on 15 October 2012

alright then here is an another example: rember the TV show `king of queens`? i used to watch this show as a kid everyday and every episode, one episode per day made my day so then i noticed that my humor is similiar to the show`s and the characters of the show humor,habbits etc.. which is a big part of my personality so if i would never watched that show i would be now a less funny person and probably more serious due to the experiences i made in my life besides the media like TV shows,games,music,the internet etc. and thats just an example...know what im sayin?



AmericanAli on 15 October 2012

@Kantor
really? because i think he hadnt gaming so he needed something else to get addicted to?
but yeah i really like the gaming world unfortunately its nothing that could be useful in your life for a job application etc..



Turkish on 15 October 2012

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