Jessper

Does one really need a celebrity or any other kind of "superior" to look up to, try to look and act as, to idolise? It would seem to me that if kids of any gender should look up to anyone, it should be parents and in turn, parents should encourage them to be themselves, and individual, real person.

Well, you may be looking at it from a from perspective. Is someone really close to you just because they share a bigger portion of your genes than people you see on the streets? I would say no. And as such, if you are shy, there is no real reason why you shouldn't or wouldn't be around blood relatives you don't see very often. Not to mention family reunions, especially with relatives you don't see a whole lot tend to be rather awkward in nature. (And that is exactly because people presume you should be close, even tho you really aren't.)

Well, you know how some people can spend days in euphoria just sitting there, looking at a stamp collection, where you take a look and say "huh, a stamp, how great is that <super sarcasm voice tone>". I suspect it is something similar. Alternatively - age and/or culture/family people grew in. Some "older" people simply can't bring themselves to enjoy certain new technologies, even tho they know they could enjoy for example story of game X, they just can't get themselves to actually play it. For me, that would be tablets and smartphones. I know there are few (just a few tho) good games there, but I'll rather watch a paint dry than play them. I'm not even sure why. Love handhelds tho. The scary group is the people who think games are harmfull or not a "legit" hobby / enjoyment. That is about ignorance, mostly and can be dangerous at times.

Well, I absolutely enjoy homes, both the way you progress from a small dirty house to a great palace and building them, so I really hope that aspect is there and perhaps bigger and better. Second, I had the most fun playing one (immortal) character progressing trough the ages, rather than a big family, so I sure hope that still works. Third ... It works better than Sims 3. Try reinstalling Sims 3, that can take you a whole day, be pure torture and there is no guarantee it will all work after that. Unimportant: Please don't make DLCs like "Lady Gagas glorious train" or some such, it makes me hate myself for playing the game.

Honestly, I simply can't think of one major flaw. It seems like Xbox One is the ultimate package of smaller flaws and bad decisions. In fact after spending two hours laughing at their fist "introduction" of the console and the fall of Microsoft's stock right after that, I pretty much knew I won't be getting that, ever. It just looks like a glorified Tv controller (and it is watching you more than you are watching it *gasp*), to be frank.

PS Vita rocks. It's so much better than 3DS as a console and it has many games that are pure destilate of awesome. People who say otherwise just didn't realise the "let's hate Vita" train isn't hip anymore. You don't get wiser with age. In fact you are still the same ass you were you're whole life, maybe even worse since your brain is slowly giving up.

Well, sometimes it can't be helped, but unless the avatar is something particularly extreme or very cool, I try not to. Hmm, unless people use their photo as an avatar, then I do judge, silently. Generally tho, I just spend a second thinking "That's nice." / "How generic." / "Oh how splendidly ugly." and that's it.

There is 80-something years old mostly-deaf lady, a family that speaks a language I didn't identify in 3 years and a really loud and obnoxious family that has a dog that pees around the apartment building living next to, under and above me. We are not friends or know each other and it won't change if I can help it, I like to keep it private.

Being very, very slowly dissolved by a weak acid. Of course there are many bad things... Like being tortured for a year and then dying of hunger. Skinned alive. There are so many things that are so very terrible that I can't choose. For the best way - dying in sleep? Other than that, something fast, bullet to the head, jumping off 50-story building... something like that.

I'm not sure whether the first post was meant to be sarcastic or not. Smoking is generally not badass. Tho there are some situations where lighting a cigarrette is badass. Personally I do smoke and have no regrets about it. Nothing beats the feeling of having a cup of good coffee with a good smoke. Alternatively, good tea and a water pipe. Those are the combos some will never try. Possible health risks kinda of suck, and even tho they are extremely overblown by the media quite often, they definitely do exist. But then again, so do the health risks of eating too much, eating too little, eating certain types of food, not eating certain types of food, sporting too much, not sporting enough, ... But we all have to die, so taking a (statistically) little risk of dying from something you love is not that bad, yes?

Nope. Just as religions aren't fandoms. By the definition. In the sense "something that shapes you as a person", perhaps, varies from person to person, but then I'd have a slight problem with the premise that religion is the main thing shaping people (or used to be). If anything it was people sculpting minds of other people to fit their image and and then then the image of their religion as they understand it. Of course with the amount of informations floating around nowdays, that doesn't work so well anymore, and that's why religions are changing and perhaps on the decline a bit just as well. Yeah I'm such a mood-spoiler, right? But I think it's a bit sad that on the first look fandoms and religion can look similar. It's sad because those two things shouldn't be alike at all, not even on the surface, because it would just mean both failed, in a way. And it happened, actually. You could use the similarities to point out something about religion, but I don't want tostart that thing now, unless someone asks nicely.

Okay kids, don't get creeped out... About 6000 hours in Guild Wars. About 1000 hours in Guild Wars 2. About 3000 hours in Lineage II. About 1500 in Fallout 3 & NV. About 700 in Skyrim. About 500 in Persona 3&4 (Vita). About 200 in Saint's Row. (most recent) Actually, it would be a hell lot worse if I remembered everything. Which I don't. Let's just say it would surely be over 20000. And you know what? I regret nothing!

I have asked for opinions of actual christians on other christians (who are definitely a very small minority) saying one particular thing, as I was interested if they find it funny too or not, how is that offensive to "faith" goes beyond me to be honest. I mean... I don't even know what you're on about. What is so hateful about asking for an opinion on a group of people unrelated to pretty much anyone here? And since you mentioned it I'll bite, what degree in what field do you have? I don't know whether you are serious or not, but I will not go into this old "Atheists are communists!" and "People are immoral without the church!", because, I apologize, but I do not consider that to be an opinion or an argument, just a semi-offensive shoutout. I'm sorry, are you trolling me? If homosexuality becomes widely popular? Indoctrination of children into homosexuality in public schools? Ancient and still lame butthurt "pun"? Please tell me you are just joking. On a serious note, creator doesn't mean god and definitely doesn't mean the christian god. I dare say the word itself has something to do with the fact that many of the authors were deists, and if you know deism, creator can be something a little different than what you have in mind.

The amount of "Am I the only one who..." topics is too damn high! On a serious note, no you're not the only one. You knew well you are not the only one. You knew it's not weird. You knew people will come and consolidate you and give you a pat on the back. That's it for the rant. About the music tho, one thing to consider is the fact that dubstep and many other modern genres are simpler (and do not mistake it for easy, just simpler) to do if you are just one person, which is the case with many of the brony artists.