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Come on guys. You might think you're standing high on a pedestal looking down at all the arrogant people who argue about consoles and OSs, but you fail to see it's the exact same sort of debate people have about elections. If you can't understand why people would want to pick one console to support even if they don't own it, you mustn't understand why anyone would vote for a politician they hadn't met in person."
Yes, but what's the point of these arguments of comparing your own items with with others and saying which is the best...though the truth is, does it really matter as long as you're happy with the product you're using. It seems like a lousy competition of having the 'elite console'. Not all arguments on it are daft, but nevertheless pointless. Hence I don't like seeing them over forums I visit, especially when fanboys get involved, here it's not so bad, but still pointless. As for the 'standing over the pedestal looking over arrogance' analogy, I don't see myself standing on a moral high ground or anything like that, just someone having an opinion over the matter and thinking it's daft and I don't think anyone was saying it was arrogant (Though there are some arrogant people in these sort of arguments).
Also, the difference between an election and this, you're not calling something into power, what happens if anyone wins the console wars? The fans of the winners feel that they've got official word that their console is better and get a high from it. Arguments over 'the best console' is the daft one as it is all subject, whichever is literally the best doesn't matter, in an election it does, because who you elect is essentially going to make a difference on how things work. If people really must argue what console is the best, isn't there a better place you can do it? I mean a lot of forums don't allow for religious and political debate, I mean surely when these occur if people don't like them they surely can ignore them and won't get annoyed if they see one.
Personally I see any kind of technological debate on the lines as a religious or political one, from what I've seen around places, they're just as bad, here, they're not as bad, but then nor would a political discussion or religious one because we're mature enough to handle them. But still I see threads about computers or consoles turn into debates, which really for these kind of debates there are other forums for it. Just like the religious and political ones.
Quote: "Sorry if I offended anyone, but I'm getting really sick of some of the snobbish attitudes I hear on the forum a lot. For many, it's almost as if they think acting like they're better than everyone else makes them officially smarter."
I'm not offended, but 'snobbish' isn't a word I would used to describe it, or at least my attitude as I do not assume that I am better than anyone and do value other people's opinions, though I do think 'opinions' can have a time and place.
Hakuna Matata
