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| Topic | What are your thoughts on the term "gamer"? |
| foolm0r0n 06/18/19 3:21:07 PM #63: | paperwarior posted... Why can't I make it part of my identity? If you care about something enough, shouldn't it be part of your identity? To be serious, an identity based on what you consume is definitely okay in general, but it can lead to problems if you're not really mature about it. You just have no control over the stuff that defines your identity, unlike your job, your looks, your ideas, etc. So when the people who define your identity (creators and businesses and even journalists etc) do something you don't like, you feel like it's a personal attack, ruining your identity. Like they are puppeteering you and you're helpless.. Except you are the one who attached the strings to them. A lot of people know how to avoid that but a LOT of people in consumer culture fall into that, especially in nerd culture and sports. It's really easy to do. --- _foolmo_ 2 + 2 = 4 ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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