I agree, I'm playing with fire when reading avn's with that kind of (avoidable) content. But to be fair, in most avn's where it is avoidable, most of the time I don't get triggered. If I do get triggered, that's my problem, not the dev's or other players.
This is called apathy and is generally not a healthy mindset, though some prefer it. Not me, but some.
Why not? I have a happy home life and a wife I sometimes go through AVNs with. Why do you not?
It was regarding the ex I mentioned, not my mindset in general. I just stopped caring about them in particular and what happened between us.
Doesn't that answer your own point... if you were over invested in fictional characters would you have invested in a wife.
I read books, watch movies, watch TV, and play video games (adult and not). I get invested in good stories of all forms and have since I learned how to read way back in the 80s. Why are you on about over investment? What are you even talking about?
Well the point you were replying to made sense the way they said it. You were acting like no longer caring about something (i.e. letting go) was bad. Why would you consistently equate fictional characters to real events rather than treat them as escapism or thought experiments.
The point they were making was 'one time I got food poisoning from chicken, but I still eat chicken and don't associate it with that bad experience'.
About anything. If you don't care about anything it's called apathy. The person clarified and it made more sense.
Same point as above.
In some fashion that's a sane way to look at the news.
That would be the statement followed by his clarification. Are you having trouble following? Were you wanting to stick to the statement after he clarified for some reason?
After you cherry picked three words out of a paragraph. All i did was weigh in and agree with the OP that care when its worth caring, let go when its not.
And yet it took you longer to get to your point than it did for him to clarify and me to say ok, makes sense. Interesting process you have there.
I think i made my point pretty quick?
You asked why I care to in response to a statement that apathy is bad. Perhaps your belief in what "a point" consists of is the actual problem, lol.
My point was if fictional characters elicit the same real responses from you as if you were going through the exact same experience, then you are over investing. Reading all quiet on the western front is not talking to a veteran, and the levels of investment should be proportional.
then why start lecturing? I made a point, then clarified. Now you don't care, righto.
