Things which have to go

[tgies]

Here is a brief list of things which I would like to be rid of

• "Gamer" as a social archetype — If I ask you to describe yourself, and you say the word "gamer" at all, I will end your piteous existence right then and there.
• Console wars — NOBODY WORTHWHILE CARES ABOUT HOW MANY MEGATEXELS ARE IN THE NINTENDO XP HOME EDITION VERSION OF "KEATON THE BIKE'S CRAZY NONSENSE WORLD"
• The romantic concept that "gaming" is a physically demanding activity — I don't think I need to explain why I want to punch whoever came up with "Mountain Dew Game Fuel" and the various other Precision Extreme Action Product accoutrements which are sold on the theory that playing video games is actually an action-filled and peril-fraught activity on par with participating in infantry skirmishes. If video games are not fulfilling your need to feel Active and Skilled, you do not need to invent special video game seat cushions. You need to go play outside. I can't follow the sort of juvenile mindset which leads people to operate like this. I thought this was stupid when I was six years old.
• Video games mostly