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Don't believe the hype.
I believe the science. Also personal experience. I watched my grandfater die a painful death from lung cancer. I know smokers who can run a marathon and I know smokers who can't run at all. A family friend died at 55 from lung cancer. It's not hype.
My wife went through this recently. She plays WoW... a lot. She's a female, NE rogue and has been in a guild for about four months now. They talk all the time and she's said many times that she's a woman and all that. Well recently, on their guild website they were posting pictures of themselves and people were shocked that she was actually a she. I suppose they figured she was really role-playing it up or something.
About 10 years ago I played on a MUD that usually had about 500 people on at any given time. The community wasn't bad. A few idiots here and there but nothing too bad. I eventually switched to a smaller MUD that had about 50 people on at a time. Everyone knew everyone. We talked back and forth all the time and people would gladly come help anyone else out. The community was a lot closer. Same thing could be said for online forums too. I belong to many. Some are large, some are small. The ones that are small have a closer community.
When there are less people in a community you are going to get to know people better as there are fewer to interact with. It's really not too surprising.
Business models change over time. Companies can either attempt to adjust their business models to take advantage of those changes or try to fight those changes (RIAA). If the TV companies were smart and downloading shows of the internet proves to be the "wave of the future" they need to find a way to take advantage of that instead of trying to stop it.
Since I was 15 or younger if I needed a credit card for something all I had to do was ask my parents. As long as I gave them the money for the purchase they didn't mind. And if you take a parent like that, add to it the mentality of many parents today who don't pay much attention to what their children watch or surf on the net and it shouldn't be too hard to get a credit card number.
Of course over all it's just a stupid idea. I realize it's CYA but still...
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I believe the science. Also personal experience. I watched my grandfater die a painful death from lung cancer. I know smokers who can run a marathon and I know smokers who can't run at all. A family friend died at 55 from lung cancer. It's not hype.
My wife went through this recently. She plays WoW... a lot. She's a female, NE rogue and has been in a guild for about four months now. They talk all the time and she's said many times that she's a woman and all that. Well recently, on their guild website they were posting pictures of themselves and people were shocked that she was actually a she. I suppose they figured she was really role-playing it up or something.
About 10 years ago I played on a MUD that usually had about 500 people on at any given time. The community wasn't bad. A few idiots here and there but nothing too bad. I eventually switched to a smaller MUD that had about 50 people on at a time. Everyone knew everyone. We talked back and forth all the time and people would gladly come help anyone else out. The community was a lot closer. Same thing could be said for online forums too. I belong to many. Some are large, some are small. The ones that are small have a closer community. When there are less people in a community you are going to get to know people better as there are fewer to interact with. It's really not too surprising.
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Business models change over time. Companies can either attempt to adjust their business models to take advantage of those changes or try to fight those changes (RIAA). If the TV companies were smart and downloading shows of the internet proves to be the "wave of the future" they need to find a way to take advantage of that instead of trying to stop it.
I thought Interest in Comsole Gaming Is Declining. So interest is declining but those who keep playing will be buying more?
Since I was 15 or younger if I needed a credit card for something all I had to do was ask my parents. As long as I gave them the money for the purchase they didn't mind. And if you take a parent like that, add to it the mentality of many parents today who don't pay much attention to what their children watch or surf on the net and it shouldn't be too hard to get a credit card number. Of course over all it's just a stupid idea. I realize it's CYA but still...