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massive-war · Jun 5th, 2005, 2:42 PM

I like video games, but I don't obsess over them. After all, why would I be making one if I didn't like them? My point is, I like them, but I hardly play them. I'd rather be working on one, knowing that I'll someday make money, than to play video games. Yes I love them, but I dont' need to play them everyday, i get more joy out of knowing what the future holds.

And for the comment above: So, when he works on an open source project, he'll be making millions someday while I'm living on the street, because he has more practice? I never denounced practice, I simply said open source is a waste of time, mostly because people work on them sooo much, and then never end up getting anywhere. Personally, I think if I have ambition to make money with the stuff I'm doing, rather than someone else who isn't expecting money, I'm pretty sure I'll end up rich first. You usually don't just get lucky in life and have a breakthrough because you're smart, but you push, and push, and push for it until it happens.

You're a stupid ass if you really think I haven't coded anything for free and sold it. My point is that you learn, and you apply. You have to learn somewhere, but why not do it on your own? My point is that there are so many people, with nothing better to do, than to sit around and work on open source projects day in and day out, when they have the skills to do higher.

If I have the ability to make a game, why the fuck would I want to make an open-sourced project? Why? I'd rather not expect the government to pay for everything in my life, and do it myself, and become ambitious like so many other conservatives.

That's the difference between conservatives and liberals... the conservatives work hard for what they get, and want to keep it because they earned it, but the liberals think they know more about what to do with the conservatives money than the conservatives do, and the liberals don't have any themselves, and we get into this whole issue of laziness vs. ambition. There are always people dragging others behind.

Jun 5th, 2005, 2:42 PM	#30
massive-war Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Illinois--> My room Posts: 117 Rep Power: 0	I like video games, but I don't obsess over them. After all, why would I be making one if I didn't like them? My point is, I like them, but I hardly play them. I'd rather be working on one, knowing that I'll someday make money, than to play video games. Yes I love them, but I dont' need to play them everyday, i get more joy out of knowing what the future holds. And for the comment above: So, when he works on an open source project, he'll be making millions someday while I'm living on the street, because he has more practice? I never denounced practice, I simply said open source is a waste of time, mostly because people work on them sooo much, and then never end up getting anywhere. Personally, I think if I have ambition to make money with the stuff I'm doing, rather than someone else who isn't expecting money, I'm pretty sure I'll end up rich first. You usually don't just get lucky in life and have a breakthrough because you're smart, but you push, and push, and push for it until it happens. You're a stupid ass if you really think I haven't coded anything for free and sold it. My point is that you learn, and you apply. You have to learn somewhere, but why not do it on your own? My point is that there are so many people, with nothing better to do, than to sit around and work on open source projects day in and day out, when they have the skills to do higher. If I have the ability to make a game, why the fuck would I want to make an open-sourced project? Why? I'd rather not expect the government to pay for everything in my life, and do it myself, and become ambitious like so many other conservatives. That's the difference between conservatives and liberals... the conservatives work hard for what they get, and want to keep it because they earned it, but the liberals think they know more about what to do with the conservatives money than the conservatives do, and the liberals don't have any themselves, and we get into this whole issue of laziness vs. ambition. There are always people dragging others behind. __________________ Support Our Troops