I don't think its a question of intelligence, but more of question of time. Lets face it, after 8-10 hours of work, I want some immediate gratification. I want to come home, have dinner, watch some mind numbing, spirit crushing game shows and go to bed. Basically turn my brain of for a bit and enjoy the simple things in life.
My roommate recently tried to get me into Neverwinter Nights. Great game, but I just didn't have time to really get into the story (I could only play for a couple hours at a time). So I turned back to Counter Strike. Now there's immediate gratification. Kill, kill, kill and then go about your business.
For the/. community, hours spent in front of a computer monitor is time well spent. However, there are others (they're the majority, trust me) who would rather spend their time else where.
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I don't think its a question of intelligence, but more of question of time. Lets face it, after 8-10 hours of work, I want some immediate gratification. I want to come home, have dinner, watch some mind numbing, spirit crushing game shows and go to bed. Basically turn my brain of for a bit and enjoy the simple things in life.
/. community, hours spent in front of a computer monitor is time well spent. However, there are others (they're the majority, trust me) who would rather spend their time else where.
My roommate recently tried to get me into Neverwinter Nights. Great game, but I just didn't have time to really get into the story (I could only play for a couple hours at a time). So I turned back to Counter Strike. Now there's immediate gratification. Kill, kill, kill and then go about your business.
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