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On Jordan McCollam's  Online gaming and what it says about us
"Firstly, don't judge all of humanity based on the small subset of humans that play Xbox Reach and have the inclination to swear and insult people who beat them knowing they are completely anonymous.  You already stated yourself there are reasons for this behavior.  Do you think people are evil simply because we swear at other bad drivers on the road?  Similarly, it's a situation that leads to conflict/anger and nobody can really hear you.  So of course we yell out and express our anger.  Does that make us inherently bad people?  No.

Plus, that person is a vocal minority.  Extra Credits had a great video on this very topic and how we can solve this as a community.  Microsoft apparently is working on this right now.  http://extra-credits.net/episodes/harassment/"
Thursday, November 29, 2012
On Jasmine Maleficent Rea's  This Old Super Mario comic is completely heart-wrenching
"beautifully sad"
Thursday, November 29, 2012
On Edward Varnell's  Games should make you feel alone more often
"I disagree that Shadow of the Colossus didn't succeed at creating a feeling of loneliness.  I felt very much alone playing that game.  The world was surprisingly empty, and traveling long distances alone on that horse felt very lonely.  And the fact that I was killing the only living creatures besides me, felt very wrong and made me even more alone.  I think that moral dilemma was what made that game so emotionally interesting.  Plus, the fact that they (SPOILER ALERT) kill off your only companion at the end.  "
Thursday, November 29, 2012
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