Nah, none of these bother me at all. I used to hide the fact I like and play Pokémon, especially when I was in public, but I broke free from that yoke and could care less what others think. If anything, these kinds of “assessments” are usually made by people with a shallow view on gamers and the industry as a whole, making uninformed conjectures in the process.
The “all gamers are unemployed, virgins, and live in their mothers’ basement” comment is just an ignorant way to take a jab and cause a stir. Nothing more, nothing less. Although, let’s be honest, it could be true sometimes (maybe 2 out of 10).
Mothers that blame video games for everything are just a bunch of irresponsible, selfish hags who, simply put, suck at parenting. They lob the blame onto anything for the sake of avoiding their failure as parents. No other way around it. When the games can’t be their kids’ nanny, they’re the devil incarnate.
The age-old “video games are for kids” remark I feel has no relevance in this day and age. Sure, at one point in time you could say that was the case, but even then adults were playing video games. Certain hobbies may have a demographic, but that doesn’t mean anything in the grander scheme of things.
When gaming has become an addiction and responsibilities are put to the side, then I can understand a woman giving her partner an ultimatum. Otherwise, choosing a pretentious broad over video games should be easy. You can expect anything from this type of women. Besides, empty threats are like a litter of kittens.
Buying a Retro Pi, in my opinion, is a smart thing to do, so I particularly hold no grudge against anybody that have or would potentially tell me this. I haven’t bought one myself, but maybe someday...
Lastly, unless it’s another gamer, I don’t see how an eBay seller that doesn’t know how to properly ship whatever he/she sells fits into all of these. Same with the mailman angle... I guess I get what you were getting at, though, so maybe it could be fodder for another topic.
