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Re:Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out by stcredzero on Tuesday March 11, 2014 @06:56PM (#7382780)
People haven't changed. There have always been trolls, malcontents, crazies. Attend any public hearing, ask any fan club or newspaper mail room.

Yes, but now the seductive idea that one can improve the world by getting one's teenage hormonal aggression out on somebody "who deserves it" is beamed into people's living rooms and onto devices in their pocket, complete with calls to action. How many teenagers do you know who realize how morally bankrupt this is, vs the number of teenagers who are actively enthusiastic about some idea like this?

And, how many people do you know who are past their teens who still haven't "gotten it" yet?

Re:Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out by fit2rule on Wednesday March 12, 2014 @03:48AM (#7384445)
Sorry but haven't you just become what you resist? Who are these 'bad teenagers' and why do they need to be punished?
Re:Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out by stcredzero on Wednesday March 12, 2014 @02:52PM (#7387482)
Please re-read. "Getting it" doesn't mean getting punished. It can also mean having a realization.

Also, it's an unwarranted assumption that teenage aggression is only held onto by teenagers.

Re:Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out by fit2rule on Wednesday March 12, 2014 @04:30PM (#7388154)
I know what "getting it" means. So now you're targetting people who "don't get it" .. is this one of those chase-the-tail until the snake disappears threads?
Re:Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out by stcredzero on Friday March 14, 2014 @02:34AM (#7397289)
No, either you're a bit dim or you're trolling. Where in this thread do I say anything about punishment? And also, why is targeting people with philosophical speech a bad thing?

You're probably just emotionally invested in memes and feel hurt when I point out they implicitly espouse shallow and prejudicial positions.