Money for Game Money; Conforming

New rant! OH BOY!

"Later on he goes on to explain why humans are willing to spend real-world money on virtual items: they pay to win, whether it's a payment in time or in currency. Some people are "rich" in time where others are "rich" in currency. Anyone who spends more time will also have the skills to back it up, but anyone paying for gear -- which is heavily tied to the hero's abilities -- is
 seemingly no different than a golfer purchasing a nice set of clubs.

"A thousand dollars for a good set of golf clubs gives you the ability to play the game of golf better than someone of equal skill playing with a $10 garage sale set," he writes. "It doesn't automatically make you good, but it helps you get there. And if you love that game, then by all means play your best."

"What people don't realize is that currencies are only a numerical representation of value," he adds. "As soon as there is a collective demand for goods, both virtual and 'real' value is created. Humans developed currencies to represent this value in a tangible way, and to make the exchange of these goods more liquid. When there is collective demand from real people for an item within a game market, the same value is created as anything else in the world, and you can put a number on it. That number can be different depending on the currency you are using to represent the value.""

OMG NO ERIC BUT I'D NEVER SPEND CASH ON A FUCKING GAME! Bro. If time is money, you've just spent your bank's worth. Can I say life is time? You're spending your life grinding away, not having fun in the game to win.

Please don't judge people so quickly.


Side note and slightly related:
For those of you that look down upon those that spend time and effort to look well: I consider it as something that must be worked at to be achieved. Just like studying makes a good student, working out and eating right makes a better looking person. They have different priorities, that's all. Don't look down at every person that doesn't go to college; how is the world going to function if everybody went to Harvard? They just have DIFFERENT PRIORITIES. And that's fine. That's their life.

Whether you like it or not, you ARE influenced by society. Society tells you showering once a day is desirable. Society tells you eating this is good, eating that is disgusting. In other parts of the world, having eggs for breakfast is as disgusting as it gets. Numerous psychological studies back this up; you ARE influenced by society. Don't try to be a "rebel" by saying you don't conform at all, whatsoever, because that makes you a liar. Society tells you what to wear, how to act. In most cases, that's a GOOD thing. Where do you think your standards come from? It's passed down. I call it learning.