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This discussion so high up at HN while the issue is non-significant compared to the events in the real world right now (mass shooting in the US, war in europe)

This discussion so high up at HN while the issue is non-significant compared to the events in the real world right now (mass shooting in the US, war in europe) makes me sad and happy at the same time. Sad because people seem to lose touch with reality, happy because apparently a lot of people get mad about this which means the don’t have generally speaking not a lot of other issues in their life ;-).

TowerTall 4y ago
If you have spend 700+ hours on this game, as some people in the comments say they have, then this is defiantly not an non-significant issue compared to something "current issue" that takes place on the other side of the planet and will be replaced with a new "current issue" next month or tomorrow. It is all about perspective.
- bartkappenburg 4y ago
  Spending 700+ hours on a game makes me even more sadder, but that could be just me.
  - sundvor 4y ago
    Is it better to have watched 400 movies on Netflix? Or to have truly mastered a certain domain, and likely involvement with a tight knit group of people.
  - wruza 4y ago
    Other people spend hundreds of hours on visiting completely static places (stuffed with other observers), eating food there and some unremarkable social/physical activity. Nobody says “it’s so sad you traveled to <popularlocation>”.
npteljes 4y ago
Why is a mass shooting in the US a significant event in the real world? If you rank significance by the people impacted, you could care about the estimated million children who get trafficked each year[0]. I'd even argue that gun violence in the US is just a wedge issue[1] to drive views to news websites and stations, and to keep folks occupied, so they won't rock the boat too much. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trafficking_of_children#Prevalence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trafficking_of_children#Preval... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedge_issue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedge_issue

TowerTall 4y ago

If you have spend 700+ hours on this game, as some people in the comments say they have, then this is defiantly not an non-significant issue compared to something "current issue" that takes place on the other side of the planet and will be replaced with a new "current issue" next month or tomorrow. It is all about perspective.

bartkappenburg 4y ago
Spending 700+ hours on a game makes me even more sadder, but that could be just me.
- sundvor 4y ago
  Is it better to have watched 400 movies on Netflix? Or to have truly mastered a certain domain, and likely involvement with a tight knit group of people.
- wruza 4y ago
  Other people spend hundreds of hours on visiting completely static places (stuffed with other observers), eating food there and some unremarkable social/physical activity. Nobody says “it’s so sad you traveled to <popularlocation>”.

npteljes 4y ago

Why is a mass shooting in the US a significant event in the real world? If you rank significance by the people impacted, you could care about the estimated million children who get trafficked each year[0]. I'd even argue that gun violence in the US is just a wedge issue[1] to drive views to news websites and stations, and to keep folks occupied, so they won't rock the boat too much. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trafficking_of_children#Prevalence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trafficking_of_children#Preval... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedge_issue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedge_issue