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In the last few months, Microsoft and Sony have both announced the imminent release of the next generation of their respective gaming consoles, and in doing so have reignited an ancient,michael kors handbags outlet, stupid war. It's called a system war,cheap michael kors bags china, a conflict between advocates of specific video game systems, and right now the battle lines between the forces of Xbox Losers and Playstation Turds are quickly being re formed.
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Video game forums are already filling with bold claims of which system will be more powerful,michael kors grayson wallet, which system will have more games, and which system will break down and catch fire faster.
Well, hang on to your butts, stupid children, because you're in for a surprise: There are actual, rational reasons people engage in this kind of system advocacy. Here's four of them.
4. It's Fun Being on a Team
I know a bit about what I speak of here. When the Earth was still young,http://www.zutekh.com/mk.html, I myself took part in a system war, filling Usenet with all sorts of hateful slander about the mental defects that people who owned a Sega Genesis must have.
"Brain Ebola" I think was one of my more common refrains.
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It's nice knowing that other people agree with you. While wealthy people who make Ashton Kutcher money might be able to afford multiple http://belikeapirate.com video game systems,christian louboutin louis junior spikes, many people will stick to buying a single one each generation. And for people who can't lay $300 down on a toy that casually, they will naturally want to feel that they've made the right decision, even if some of the facts on the surface like the fact that they're spending $300 on a toy are screaming that this is exactly the wrong decision."Why can't you afford it? Because your job is 'collecting birthday checks from Grandma.' And, you know . that's not a long term industry. No, that wasn't a threat."
This makes someone who looked at the same video game systems you did but chose the other one your greatest enemy. Their actions imply that you made the wrong decision, and all of your mental energies must be diverted to proving that that person is wrong and an idiot and that their chosen video game system is likely to explode and wipe out their entire family.