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Anarchy Online Gamer Responds
An anonymous reader writes "Thought some people might be interested in seeing a follow up on the NYT article about the Anarchy Online player. His reaction to it was less then supportive. You can read about what he had to say and what other players had to say." See the original story for background.
NYT Reporter: May I interview you for a story?
bull999999: Kiss my ass. I don't trust you guys.
Next day on NYT
"HEADLINE: bull999999 of Slashdot is a sickco"
bull999999 of Slashdot admits that he's a pervert that enjoys strangers giving oral sex to his behind. He also does not trust the media, rather perfers to consult his imaginary friend "Roy" and Slashdot for all his news needs.
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Hell, that's what most geeks say when normal people ask them about their lifestyle.
HEADLINE: Slashdot user SunPin admits to being a Spanish horse thief!
Ok, let me explain this to you... A journalist is a person who started out with a bunch of starry-eyed ideals. His head was all full of things like the idea that he could make a difference or that he could actually make a living on a journalist's salary. For a select few, the wage might be OK but most of them would have been better off with a career in 1-hour photo development.
So over the years as reality sets in, the journalist's hopes and dreams are crushed and he turns into a sadistic and cynical bastard, unable to realize that some human beings might even be able to find peace and happiness in their lives. At the same time, his twisted spirit aches for the big scoop that will break him out of the doldrums of sub-minimum wages and canned dog food three times a week. As he gets older, he becomes more desparate.
Assuming he ever can manage to attain any respect at all in the industry, he HAS to keep producing blockbuster stories on a regular basis or it's back to the canned dog food for him.
And you would trust one of these wretches to represent your story in a manner that's not sensationalistic and negative? People don't want to read the fluff stories about someone who's life is kind of a bummer but he's finding happiness anyway. The journalist knows this.
Yes my friend, you should sooner trust Bill Gates with your immortal soul than trust a journalist.
I'm trying to teach myself to set people on fire with my mind... Is it hot in here?
Lawyers... God, what wussies we have become. Does anyone else miss the halcyon days of our nation's youth, where a couple of longshoremen could be had for a reasonable fee?
(longshoreman #1): "Hey, Stu! Look! It's our new friend, the WRITER!"
(longshoreman #2): "I believe it is, Joe! Hey, WRITER! Ya got any of them long-headed books on ya? C'mere, you..."
(Writer yelps and takes off.)
(Longshoreman #1): "Hey, Stu! Gimme that brick..." (throws brick).
(Writer yelps, falls down, gets grabbed by the longshoremen and dragged into an alley).
(Longshoreman #1): POUND, POUND, SOCK, SMACK!
(Longshoreman #2): KICK, KICK, WHACK, SMACK!
Sigh... We were born in the wrong decade, boys.
Farewell! It's been a fine buncha years!