The_Nameless_Bard wrote:
Jokes on you, this ring doesn't even have diamonds in it.
Doesn't the same hold true for most kinds of rock?
"Moral justification is a powerful disengagement mechanism. Destructive conduct is made personally and socially acceptable by portraying it in the service of moral ends." - Albert Bandura
"Ultimately, if people lose their willingness to recognize that there are times in our history when legality becomes distinct from morality, we aren't just ceding control of our rights to government, but our futures." - Edward Snowden
"Ultimately, if people lose their willingness to recognize that there are times in our history when legality becomes distinct from morality, we aren't just ceding control of our rights to government, but our futures." - Edward Snowden
jhoijhoi wrote:
Oooh, aquamarine! Lovely! I couldn't tell by the photo. Is that your favourite gemstone?
Searz wrote:
Oh boy, there we go, another "Here I, Searz, will be a pretentious **** about yet something else"-comment. Why am I not surprised? "Jeez, GMD, I don't know, is it because Searz is always pretentious about literally everything, including desklamps?" Why, yes it is.
First, those people should look up the definition of the word 'scam', but that's besides the point. The point is, people give meaning to things themselves, and yes, I enjoy the "But the companies invented it man, they're making slaves out of all of us" argument as much as all the penniless hippies, but here you are just completely missing the whole idea of engagement rings.
I understand that you want to feel superior by rejecting every possible tradition people of various cultures have ever come up with - because intelligence is your sword, science your shield, and rationality your artillery -, but honestly, I think you should be past your teenage rebellious phase now. The very idea that you can even get pretentious about something as harmless as engagement rings is just laughable to me.
Does any tradition ever serve any real purpose to the people subjecting themselves to it? Rationally speaking, probably not, unless you count the happiness they gain from it. However, if other people do that, what's it to you? Why do you care? We understand that you're against everyone who makes money - except indie developers of course - and against any sort of tradition, religion, standard, etc. But I fail to see why you care that someone else subjects themselves to a particular tradition just because they enjoy it.
I am not mad, vexed, or particularly disturbed by this, but I would like it if, next time; if a similar situation arises, you would just ignore it, polish your Google Glass, adjust your beret, take a sip of lemonade from your mug, and continue playing whatever indie game is literally the best game ever and makes the great companies look like idiots.
Best regards and lots of love,
GMD
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