tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543118171677221560.post4153669842025006906..comments2023-05-16T17:14:25.392+02:00Comments on Nerdy Nonsense: (There's no) satisfying the CoD crowdIskariothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11921711477616422761noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543118171677221560.post-26402164078988426022011-05-24T22:22:00.460+02:002011-05-24T22:22:00.460+02:00Having my father teach me how to play chess taught...Having my father teach me how to play chess taught me two things:<br />-the rules of chess<br />-how to lose<br /><br />I don't agree very often with my father these days, but there are a few things he taught me that I'm grateful of. Losing with grace is one of them. I'm now convinced those lessons were a privilege many kids these days have not been granted.<br />Kids can't deal with the idea that somehow they're not perfect. Most likely because they're being spoiled beyond belief, haven't been taught discipline, and, because the most important figures in their lives -their parents- roll over on command, they expect everyone else to do the same. When they find out this doesn't happen, they find excuses. Any excuse will do, as long as it doesn't incriminate them, or somehow threatens the idea that they are nothing less than perfect. Coupled with the fact that there are no immediate repercussions to social interactions in an online medium (noone can punch you in the face over the internet), and there's pretty much no limit to what someone can say to justify themselves.<br /><br />Quite pathetic really. The only proper reaction to someone who screams that it's unfair he gets sniped in the head is to snipe him in the head, in my opinion.Helenahttp://tyranna.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com