Of Rants and Rangs

Just a warning before anyone proceeds, this is a VERY BITCHY post below. If you dislike people bitching, then do not read on, and also go buy a .5 Desert Eagle to shoot me. I probably won't die but it would stop me bitching for a while.

Heres the bitchfest ;-

A friend of mine loaned some money to Mr.X some time ago. Now, while it was a mediocre sum, its not little enough to be overlooked.

Mr.X sits at home all day playing an online MMORPG. He and his girlfriend practically spends most of their time whittling away on their little digital avatars walking around and engaging in fights all day long.

Mr.X has indeed dropped out of college on the excuse that he will be changing colleges. For a fact, that is a load of bullcrap. He dropped out from one of the easiest courses around, somehow failing subjects that are ridiculously easy to pass. Why you ask? Well he spends his time in his little digital world with his gal which he met online. Why study or work when you can spend all day killing bouncing jellies?

Amazing!... Now I recommended to my friend to go pester Mr.X for that said amount or at least keep giving him a constant reminder about it. Mr.X is still suckling off a meager allowance and yet affords to support a girlfriend. Food, smokes,... occasional entertainment.

Now my friend is a great guy and doesn't really want to pressure Mr.X seeing that he has things that he has to take care of with his little income. (I don't know if its little, but just to be safe). My friend is content to allow Mr.X off the hook until one day if he miraculously strikes the lottery and decides to pay up. Now if indeed Mr.X DOES strike the lottery tomorrow, I will eat my shoe. But the odds are, my shoe is practically safe..

Points to be taken in consideration in supporting my view that my friend should indeed put the pressure on Mr.X to cough up ;-

1) Mr.X isn't retarded or handicapped in any way (physically anyway), so much that he cannot look for a part time job. He just rather stay at home and play games.
2) His priorities are whacked when he spends all his time virtually, While pro-gamers support themselves in Korea. Its not viable in this situation. Cyber-athletism is an excuse.
3) Paying for a smoking habit and a girlfriend when he can't even afford to pay a debt. Or even make an effort to come up with a solution to it.

So to sum it up, collect the money from this slug.



On a side note ;-

I live a very virtual life myself. Its sometimes scary to see someone a little worse than you. Sometimes you understand whats up with parents that BAN their children from playing excessively as it is SO easy to lose youself to a virtual game world.