WoW... that's special.

[invisionary]

"What's the fun in that? Were they sponsored by Pampers and Carnation liquid meals, because that's about what they were doing."

- jecook, in regards to someone reaching level 85 in Europe before Cata was released in North America

http://jecook.dreamwidth.org/116499.html

Comments

[boundbooks]

I can understand finding it bothersome, if it's something that you don't like. That kind of playstyle isn't my cup of tea either, but I just don't feel that insults or aspersions of character are appropriate.

It's fairly easy to look at anything one isn't interested in and label it a waste of time or not having a life.

Some examples, which also include things I like, but that I've heard described as utter wastes of talent and time:

Professional Football
Historical Re-enactments
Peace Corps Volunteering
High School Musicals
Reading a book
Writing Genre Fiction
Drawing
Fashion Design
Parent Teacher Organizations
Neighborhood Associations
Art History
Watching NASCAR
Blogging about feminism
Doing anti-racism work

Posting on Dreamwidth over whether or not hitting 85 in a few hours is scorn-worthy or not :P

We all have hobbies that aren't on par with the value socially ascribed to a life spent as a Doctor-Super Scientist Volunteer in Crises Areas.

Playing a lot of WoW doesn't really hurt the population at large. It can be destructive to individuals at a personal level, but I just don't see the point of making posts that insult a complete stranger who chooses to play and whose actions have no impact on anyone but his own or his family's life.

I, personally, would never want to see an audit of the time that I've spent reading Sci-Fi and Fantasy, but that is also my decision of how I choose to spend my time. :P