This is Irritating

[Xeohelios]

I have just about had it with people who blame their faults on other things. This rant mainly has to do with how everyone is pulling that "Wow, games are ruining my life." Shit. If it's screwing you over then, oh I don't know, don't play?
Sounds reasonable enough doesn't it?

http://us.i1.yimg.com/videogames.yahoo.com/feature/wedding-woes-the-dark-side-of-warcraft/1186366

That's what got to me. "I got divorced because my husband had an addiction to World of Warcraft." Well guess what, that ISN'T the games fault. The responsibility for that person's actions are his own. I don't give two shits as to how "addicting" a game is, you choose to play it, you take the responsibility for any outcomes. Don't go blaming the object for the issue.

This does NOT just apply to gaming however, this applies to everything that people get "addicted" too. Whether it's drugs or boose, I don't give a damn, it's your choice for doing it, it's your responsibility, and that's all there is to it.

[Jack]

She wasn't blaming the game for the divorce from what I could tell but I get where you're coming from. People who blame the addiction are just foolish, weak-minded, insecure people. I get the same way sometimes so you aren't alone. But it's just the way that the Earth is. You don't have to accept it but we do have to live with it because it's something that we can't change. There will always be stupid people in the world. Period.

-Jack

[Xeohelios]

Actually, she did blame it from what I got out of this.

Jocelyn doesn't hesitate to cite Warcraft as the main reason for her divorce and remains emotional about its impact on her marriage. "I'm real, and you're giving me up for a fantasy land. You're destroying your life, your six-year marriage, and you're giving it up for something that isn't even real."

Regardless, you can't fix stupid.

[silkshadow]

yeah yeah i bet 100$ he only played it as a way to get away from her in the first place

[Nabik33]

Yeah i will admit that i am a recoving WoW additic. It can be very additicing and i have personaly seen it ruin many people and as you say its a choice. I am just glad that it never got that bad for me and i was able to ditch the damned game before it got too bad.

[Katana]

I agree; It's very irritating when people blame their addictions (and other things around them) for how things turn out. As Jack said, they're weak-minded.

It's so easy to just blame anything and everything for problems, and not take any responsibility. But, at the end of the day, the fault is their own because they had the choice to say 'no'.

But, hey, they're not hurting anyone but themselves in the end, ne?

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[Xeohelios]

I agree; It's very irritating when people blame their addictions (and other things around them) for how things turn out. As Jack said, they're weak-minded.

It's so easy to just blame anything and everything for problems, and not take any responsibility. But, at the end of the day, the fault is their own because they had the choice to say 'no'.

But, hey, they're not hurting anyone but themselves in the end, ne?

Depending on the situation then yes, they can hurt others. It'd vary in cases though.

[Lelouch]

I don't get this thow.Is Wow even that addicting? I mean some time ago there was this demo preview thing so I decided to try it out.But I stopped after like 3 or 4 lvls.The max lvl I've got in a game was about 6x in a game named Rappelz, I get bored really fast of a game but i guess it's just me.I too agree that blaming addictions is wrong but I only think that way only when some some1's suffering from one and blaming his addiction for something.I think that girl was right regarding blaming her husband's addiction but that doesn't mean she's a weak/minded fool or anything.Her husband was the one weak-minded that couldn't keep the marriage together cuz of a game.

[Xeohelios]

I don't get this thow.Is Wow even that addicting? I mean some time ago there was this demo preview thing so I decided to try it out.But I stopped after like 3 or 4 lvls.The max lvl I've got in a game was about 6x in a game named Rappelz, I get bored really fast of a game but i guess it's just me.I too agree that blaming addictions is wrong but I only think that way only when some some1's suffering from one and blaming his addiction for something.I think that girl was right regarding blaming her husband's addiction but that doesn't mean she's a weak/minded fool or anything.Her husband was the one weak-minded that couldn't keep the marriage together cuz of a game.

No one said she was weak-minded. Nor do I care about the reason for his "addiction." It boils down to, it happened, this was the choice he made, your relationship wasn't going to go far if someone could easily pull a stunt like this. If you can ignore your wife that easily, as far as I can tell you are NOT ready for that type of commitment, or you may never be ready.

Now on her part, yes, she was the victim of this outcome, however, did the game choose to give him this 'addiction?'
No, it didn't. He chose to play that often, even though his wife was content with it as long as he spent a little time with her, and that did NOT happen either.

~Oh god, need sleep...~

[Lelouch]

Now on her part, yes, she was the victim of this outcome, however, did the game choose to give him this 'addiction?'
No, it didn't. He chose to play that often, even though his wife was content with it as long as he spent a little time with her, and that did NOT happen either.

~Oh god, need sleep...~

Yep you'r right.Basicaly he's a failure as a husband and a man I am ashamed of him :(

[archangle]

i agree wiht u ...these people are irratating...it looks like u really pissed about it...is it something personal? (no offense)

[silkshadow]

hey now dont put all the blame on him all you got is one side of the story who knows she could have been one of the girls that drive you to drinking i just think she should have looked for the reason why he played so much instead of just jumping to the conclution that he was addicted people fundamentaly find ways to "get away" from all the bad things that happen to them in life.

[nejih94]

finnally i was waiting for some one to agree with me

[Xeohelios]

hey now dont put all the blame on him all you got is one side of the story who knows she could have been one of the girls that drive you to drinking i just think she should have looked for the reason why he played so much instead of just jumping to the conclution that he was addicted people fundamentaly find ways to "get away" from all the bad things that happen to them in life.

Even if that is the case, they're still blaming something that had no real affect on it. If that were to happen then it would be the wife's fault, not the games. Either way one of the two were at fault, and not the game. That was the point I was trying to get at, not the fact that the man was a failure.