2013-12-23, 04:43 AM
Words Wrote:Tinfoil hat much? Haha, just kidding. It's a possibility but I doubt it. The purpose is indeed to get attention, they use a trendy topic and they might be acting like idiots but there's nothing beyond that. I don't think they would do anything, important or not, for the future of anything (other than themselves) on purpose. And even then, I seriously doubt that they have a clue about what video games are at the moment and what eSports are. The article I linked and several other interviews to people who have gotten involved in eSports for "random" reasons, other than actual interest in gaming, all say that they had no clue whatsoever that there was such a thing, that they're surprised (or amazed) when they found out. I think that your theory expects too much from TV people.
If there were actual arguments against considering eSports a thing coming from the people in the show I'd be surprised and interested because I've read some pretty interesting ones around the internet but this show is all nonsense that should be ignored and dismissed because it lacks quality. Unless one finds interest in people spewing shi't, like "Gamers are nerds who go to Star Trek conventions", and pretending it's an argument against considering eSports the same as "real sports".
Meh, I never said I seriously considered the idea, but more that it was just a random thought I thought would be good to bring up.
You never know, the general public is pretty manipulatable. It wouldn't even be those goons that are the ones doing the manipulating, if there was anything behind it.
Катюша Wrote:You're watching HBO for the wrong reasons.
Unnecessary softcore porn is not the only reason to watch HBO.
Though the news/debates isn't a good reason either.