RE: [MLUG] Re: linux game information...

["Fallert, Adam Christian" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

> but I am saying that you should seek modes of fun 
> that provide the most long-term benefit and you should 
> avoid kinds of fun that take something away from the 
> other parts of your life.  Shoot for life-enhancing activities.

That may work for you but everybody is different and has different
needs.

> I would say that "fun" is about the least that a person 
> can accomplish in his free time.

Everyone has their own definition of fun.  It is what makes society
great
 
> For example, I watch 
> "Desperate Housewives" with my wife.  

I really hope you don't openly admit that to everyone.  ;)



> Things like listening to music (lots), going to movies 
> (more DVDs than theaters these days), reading novels 
> (which I don't do) are not entirely unproductive because 
> we learn something from the activity.  

Those activities are questionable.


> I prefer to read non-fiction because I think I 
> get a lot more out of it and I enjoy it even more 
> than reading novels, but reading novels is good 
> for you if you are reading a good writer.  You 
> will learn how better to express yourself 
> and how to write clearly and well.  That's worthwhile.

That is great, but non-fiction is not everyone's cup of tea.  Clearly
reading hasn't helped me write clearly and well. I have to argue against
that point

> That and writing to MLUG ;-)

Um, doesn't writing to MLUG help you learn?

> If you can find ways to have fun that also improve you in 
> some way, you will be way better off.  
> For example, of you are having fun riding a 
> bicycle or playing a sport, and this activity is 
> giving you some good exercise, your health will benefit.  

Yup some people really enjoy that while others do not.  I enjoy fencing.
I get exercise and strategy building skills.

> Or you might have fun watching The History Channel 
> or Biography or Discovery -- watching such shows will 
> improve your knowledge base dramatically.  

My favorite channels, especially since they all recently went to HD
feeds.  Although reading non-fiction would be time better spent

> Compare 15 hours per week watching documentary shows 
> versus 15 hours per week playing video games and tell 
> me which adds more to your life?  I won't tell you the 
> answer because I don't know, but I will find it hard 
> to believe that a video game is a better choice.

Ok, how about teamwork?  That is an important life skill.  Wouldn't you
agree?  Most advanced video games these days are online and require
interaction and working with a team.  Strategizing is another useful
life skill taught by video games.

Throughout this discourse you have gotten an idea of what I enjoy to do
outside of work.  To recap, I enjoy The History Channel, Discovery HD
Theater, reading, the sport of fencing, opera/symphony, theater, movies
(mostly DVD/Blu-Ray), tinkering with computers, debating with others,
home repair, yard maintenance.  I also keep my house very clean,
although I don't particularly enjoy that.  On top of all of that, I
still manage 10-20 hours of gaming per week.  I think I, and others like
me, are entitled to that if that is what we enjoy.

Again everyone is different and we all have different needs.  Although
dwindling quickly, this is still a free country.  People have the
freedom to do as they choose and that is what makes this country great.
I really fear how America would be if we didn't have that right.

Adam


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