Yes this is the title of Jake and Rawkus’s today show interview.
accountseverywhere [#7]So let me get this straight. You play games but you're on teams. And you play against other teams right? Who are in the same room?
kill your self woman
"Can you sign my jersey J LUL K E?" --random fan
maybe you don't leave your bedroom so a quick 411: most people don't know anything about esports/competitive gaming. and most old ppl don't know about gaming in general
twerp [#8]maybe you don't leave your bedroom so a quick 411: most people don't know anything about esports/competitive gaming. and most old ppl don't know about gaming in general
Oh yeah I'm real sure I had no idea about either of those thank you mr fucking retard.
accountseverywhere [#9]Oh yeah I'm real sure I had no idea about either of those thank you mr fucking retard.
are you being sarcastic?? bc it seems like you didn't know for sure based on the first post 4Head
i actually thought i was being informative to one of the basement dwellers the interviewer woman talked about towards the end of the clip
would also explain the social ineptness of telling someone to kill themselves over not knowing about videogames
accountseverywhere [#9]Oh yeah I'm real sure I had no idea about either of those thank you mr fucking retard.
maybe we can break the down vote record again!
danielbatmanj [#12]maybe we can break the down vote record again!
go ahead. on this site being downvoted actually means you are smart.
accountseverywhere [#13]go ahead. on this site being downvoted actually means you are smart.
Yeah I mean it depends what for though. Saying "kill yourself" because some middle aged woman who probably chugs gallons of wine every morning doesnt know what esports is doesn't fall under being smart. ntnt
Guinea [#15]Yeah I mean it depends what for though. Saying "kill yourself" because some middle aged woman who probably chugs gallons of wine every morning doesnt know what esports is doesn't fall under being smart. ntnt
even she can infer basic things like people playing in a sports league play vs other teams. video games or not. kthx
accountseverywhere [#16]even she can infer basic things like people playing in a sports league play vs other teams. video games or not. kthx
Okay okay, you right you right. But I counter that with this, she was probably trying to incite elaboration from them, cus thats her job as the host.
Guinea [#17]Okay okay, you right you right. But I counter that with this, she was probably trying to incite elaboration from them, cus thats her job as the host.
yes she is catering to even older dumber people who are probably her demographic. I should probably ease up and not watch these things. or maybe i should spend some time outside this basement.
NAHHHHH
accountseverywhere [#18]yes she is catering to even older dumber people who are probably her demographic. I should probably ease up and not watch these things. or maybe i should spend some time outside this basement.
NAHHHHH
nah dont leave the basement, its difficult to readjust
The more I think about it, the only aspect that really baffles me, is the "kid" part, is not like in classic sports players are grandpas.
LeBron James was drafted in the NBA when he was 19, same as The Big Ticket (that I think someone mentioned).
Talented football (soccer) players start playing in main teams at top level at ages around 16-17.
What makes an OW player a kid compared to LeBron James... ok he's a bad example considering he "looked 30" even when he was drafted, but eh.
wentaway [#22]The more I think about it, the only aspect that really baffles me, is the "kid" part, is not like in classic sports players are grandpas.
LeBron James was drafted in the NBA when he was 19, same as The Big Ticket (that I think someone mentioned).
Talented football (soccer) players start playing in main teams at top level at ages around 16-17.What makes an OW player a kid compared to LeBron James... ok he's a bad example considering he "looked 30" even when he was drafted, but eh.
I think this is definitely a deeper issue then this explanation will explain, but Lebron Jame's was also like 6' 8" and 220 lbs when he entered the NBA so it was easy for people to think of him as something other than a kid. There are obviously some deeper things going on there with how American's view Black youth as anything but, BUT! We won't get into that here lol.
Also, I think people tend to infantilize e-sports athletes because in a lot of people's eyes; video games = childish. It's definitely an issue with the medium of games in general, and probably the biggest issue facing e-sports.
Getting people in front of cameras to do pretty standard and mature interviews like this is good though! E-sports has definitely made huge strides in terms of being taken seriously compared to even just five years ago. It still is a relatively young filed when you compare it to other major sports which have been around for tens to hundreds of years. That's why when Jake and Rawkus go on TV with people who didn't grow up with e-sports you get this dumb "wow! look at these crazy kids and their wild video game thingy!!!!". They just simply don't know!!
gabeconte [#23]I think this is definitely a deeper issue then this explanation will explain, but Lebron Jame's was also like 6' 8" and 220 lbs when he entered the NBA so it was easy for people to think of him as something other than a kid. There are obviously some deeper things going on there with how American's view Black youth as anything but, BUT! We won't get into that here lol.
Also, I think people tend to infantilize e-sports athletes because in a lot of people's eyes; video games = childish. It's definitely an issue with the medium of games in general, and probably the biggest issue facing e-sports.
Getting people in front of cameras to do pretty standard and mature interviews like this is good though! E-sports has definitely made huge strides in terms of being taken seriously compared to even just five years ago. It still is a relatively young filed when you compare it to other major sports which have been around for tens to hundreds of years. That's why when Jake and Rawkus go on TV with people who didn't grow up with e-sports you get this dumb "wow! look at these crazy kids and their wild video game thingy!!!!". They just simply don't know!!
Absolutely agree, what I can tell you thou is something more than that, people with money (real money) don't see them differently than classic sports' athletes (read as: cash cows), and that makes me believe in some aspects this treating esports as a "kid's stuff" is on purpose.
Why would you want to deal with more porfessional athletes, with an union and with requests that match what they are worth while you can keep picturing them as kids and "get away" with 50k/year salaries?
I know I always tend to be negative but due to my job I happen to know how much some companies related to the videogame industry are willing to pay to "invest" in esports, but just on fixed costs, not on actual salaries.
EDIT: and if such companies could see how I write... I'd probably lose my job, rofl sorry for all the typos.
wentaway [#24]Absolutely agree, what I can tell you thou is something more than that, people with money (real money) don't see them differently than classic sports' athletes (read as: cash cows), and that makes me believe in some aspects this treating esports as a "kid's stuff" is on purpose.
Why would you want to deal with more porfessional athletes, with an union and with requests that match what they are worth while you can keep picturing them as kids and "get away" with 50k/year salaries?
I know I always tend to be negative but due to my job I happen to know how much some companies related to the videogame industry are willing to pay to "invest" in esports, but just on fixed costs, not on actual salaries.
EDIT: and if such companies could see how I write... I'd probably lose my job, rofl sorry for all the typos.
No worries dude, I’m right there with you. It blows my mind that there isn’t an e-sports athlete union and I absolutely think they need to unionize ASAP. You’d hope that the older guys in the scene (coaches, gm’s, etc....) would lead that movement but it doesn’t look like that’s the case.
I mean fuck, even just thinking about the money Blizz got from the twitch contract....the entirety of the player’s salaries probably doesn’t equal 20% of that. It’s nuts how much they're getting away with here.
gabeconte [#25]No worries dude, I’m right there with you. It blows my mind that there isn’t an e-sports athlete union and I absolutely think they need to unionize ASAP. You’d hope that the older guys in the scene (coaches, gm’s, etc....) would lead that movement but it doesn’t look like that’s the case.
I mean fuck, even just thinking about the money Blizz got from the twitch contract....the entirety of the player’s salaries probably doesn’t equal 20% of that. It’s nuts how much they're getting away with here.
To be fair if I don't recall bad, Morte was looking into it, I hope he didn't give up, but yes someone should really start moving in that direction, and fast.
Guinea [#21]nah dont leave the basement, its difficult to readjust
I know right. its so safe down here
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