Posted by The Angel Gabriel on August 05, 1999 at 09:44:31:
In Reply to: Re: I could not disagree with you more. posted by Agorinth on August 05, 1999 at 08:35:33:
"I accept the fact that things that seem very obvious to me do not seem so obvious to others, and vice versa." This is not saying you might be wrong, it is saying they might not just *realize* they are wrong. Not much of an admission. The question is not whether you see things the way others see things, it's whether you expect them to act in accordance with your personal set of views, which you do. Wrongly. "When you play a game you *should* take some chances." (emphasis added) By saying "should", you are placing *your* personal values, your personal way of playing the game, on others. You are telling others what to do, or, that if they don't do it your way, that they are doing it "wrong", as though only you know what's right or wrong for how someone should enjoy himself. "Anyone who depends on others to the point where they are not taking chances is taking alot of excitement out of the game." Again, you are fostering your personal tastes and desires onto others. People can play and depend on others and take zero chances and have just as much excitement, if not more, than you. *YOU* find excitement in taking chances and not depending on others. But by saying that *others* must do so in order to enjoy the game you no longer speak for yourself, but are prescribing how others should act and feel, and that is totally unacceptable. As for your rather long paragraph detailing how wonderful a player you are... clap, clap, clap.
And how do I know that? Next sentence...
YOU think when you play a game you should take chances. Wonderful. Others may not think so and they are just as right as you are.