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Freak of Nature
By Kim 'KidArctica' E.
Aug 30, 2005 02:30
The other day I was at a party with work. I am rather new as I switched jobs just before the summer holiday, and over a few drinks, this one colleague asked me what I was doing outside of work. So I told him about gaming.
It was funny. The guy looked dumbstruck when I explained how I was the manager of a team, how my players were on contract with salaries and how some gamers in general can make a living out of computer games.
"But our nature is so great and it is so sad if they don't get to experience this!" he complained. "When I get off work, the first thing I do is to get out and enjoy our beautiful nature!"
So I had to explain to him that computer gaming IS their job, and that he actually spends a lot of time in front of a computer too, for his work. It is really not different from any office job except from that these people are doing something they really love doing - playing games. And when they are not working, they will do other stuff, including going out and enjoying what Mother Nature has to offer.
For some reason, my colleague continued to shake his head and mumble stuff about nature. To him, gaming and using computers for something other than "normal" work is bad. In spite of me saying that when the gamers have time off they do regular stuff like going out and being with friends, he was seriously worried that the gamers I was talking about might never go outside.
Obviously I didn't say that I personally spend almost all my work time AND my spare time away from nature. Last time I came in close contact with nature I had itchy mosquito bites on my arms, legs and face that lasted for days. There are bugs in nature, and I don't like bugs. Whenever I walk around near trees or sit down in the grass, I can't help but think about how there are nasty insects everywhere. That is why I prefer computers and indoor sports.
I guess my colleague is like the father in Calvin and Hobbes, thinking that being in close contact with nature builds your character. Though I have to admit that if I wanted to build character, I would probably have done so by playing World of Warcraft - even if that makes me a freak of nature in the eyes of nature freaks.
It was funny. The guy looked dumbstruck when I explained how I was the manager of a team, how my players were on contract with salaries and how some gamers in general can make a living out of computer games.
"But our nature is so great and it is so sad if they don't get to experience this!" he complained. "When I get off work, the first thing I do is to get out and enjoy our beautiful nature!"
So I had to explain to him that computer gaming IS their job, and that he actually spends a lot of time in front of a computer too, for his work. It is really not different from any office job except from that these people are doing something they really love doing - playing games. And when they are not working, they will do other stuff, including going out and enjoying what Mother Nature has to offer.
For some reason, my colleague continued to shake his head and mumble stuff about nature. To him, gaming and using computers for something other than "normal" work is bad. In spite of me saying that when the gamers have time off they do regular stuff like going out and being with friends, he was seriously worried that the gamers I was talking about might never go outside.
Obviously I didn't say that I personally spend almost all my work time AND my spare time away from nature. Last time I came in close contact with nature I had itchy mosquito bites on my arms, legs and face that lasted for days. There are bugs in nature, and I don't like bugs. Whenever I walk around near trees or sit down in the grass, I can't help but think about how there are nasty insects everywhere. That is why I prefer computers and indoor sports.
I guess my colleague is like the father in Calvin and Hobbes, thinking that being in close contact with nature builds your character. Though I have to admit that if I wanted to build character, I would probably have done so by playing World of Warcraft - even if that makes me a freak of nature in the eyes of nature freaks.
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but things are changing... slowly.
BTW, Isn't it to cold for bugs in Norway :). You must have alot of pine trees up there.
as for your "nature geek" you should explain that what he considers to be the most important thing in the world can mean nothing to you..
as for me i really like the sun, the beaches, camping.. etc what happens for me really is that when im camping(like last week when i went camping in amsterdam for 10 days) i want to check some websites, talk on the MSN .. but when i am at home whitout anything to do and reading this website i just wanna go camping and get out.. :P
PS: generatia MCdonalts 1cE
U have bugs in nature and in computers so its kinda like the same :+
But Kim, you should really give mother nature another chance, and don't tell me you avoid it because of bugs, there are so many bugs in computer software that I won't allow that as a valid reason ;-)
The success ratio of finding a career after 4 years of college is a lot higher than becoming a pro-gamer after 4 years of playing a videogame, and you can't argue that.
haha no.1 :D
Nice blog.
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