What people (should) mean when they say "get a life"

[Arch0wl]

Re: What people (should) mean when they say "get a life"

This is pretending it's deep but it's not.

Huh? I thought Izzy's claim was practical. He values experiences. This is in line with what several prominent philosophers and psychologists say you should do: go for what gives you unique memories, because those give you the greatest "I've lived life" feeling.

[Duplica]

Re: What people (should) mean when they say "get a life"

It varies from one person to another, but I much rather do something memorable as a group than sit inside and have memories from internet/media. The adrenaline rush from playing any sport and competing is always greater than finding out who got kicked off American Idol. I perceive "getting a life" as a suggestion to venture out into more active and thrilling thoughts and activities.

[Wineandbread]

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"Getting a life" is by no means objective but as a number of users have already said, it is much geared towards more extreme passions, and ESPECIALLY targeted at "useless" abilities that don't merit any form of entertainment or utility to others. Stuff within social norms is a huge factor too.

I mean, it's not like I'm saying any of that stuff is bad or anything. I just really don't like the statement "getting a life" because of something you find enjoyment out of is not up to par with the expectations someone else's view on life. Tbh I abhor this saying with a passion. I do believe that there are good and bad ways to live your life, but to tell someone to "get a life" is like a very awful way to phrase "your view on how to live life is wrong and should be more like mine." Maybe you can ask some ****ing corpses to get a life, I'm sure they'd oblige.

ex1. Stepmania. Eh, might be kinda cool to look at for the average person once or twice. At a certain level, you begin to wonder whether they have memorized the notes, or spend too much time on this game. An outsider's view may be further worsened after exposure to forums, creating stepfiles on your own, etc.

ex2. Parkour/freerunning. I think personally that it's ****ing amazing to watch time and time again. Lots of variation, involves a lot of body strength/stamina, a risky/dangerous thing to do as a hobby, and away from the domain of computers.

To each his own...

[Vendetta21]

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Huh? I thought Izzy's claim was practical. He values experiences. This is in line with what several prominent philosophers and psychologists say you should do: go for what gives you unique memories, because those give you the greatest "I've lived life" feeling.

It's easy to have a discussion like this hit "how many angels can you fit on the head of a pinpoint" level pretty fast. My point was pretty simple and I really didn't feel like it needed to be explained more thoroughly.

But whatever.

Unique memories come from challenging yourself in new and interesting ways. Going beyond your comfort zone and exploring your own mental depths. Learning new skills, pushing your body to new physical limits, tackling complex and difficult challenges, branching out to and trying to understand people you wouldn't normally. Escapism (via movies, books, video games) isn't quite the same thing.

It's easy to take an idea like "unique memories that make you feel alive are the meaningful part of life" and really misapply that to rationalize all sorts of behaviors as meaningful simply because they are comfortable and interesting enough.

[xXAll-ProXx]

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Good thread!

In my case, there is this popular game called "Doodle Jump" on the iPhone and iPod Touch. Last year in May, I got the second highest score in the world and the first thing the assholes on Internet said was "get a life". Guess what, I played that game about once every 2 months or so. And yet, the fact that I had an amazing score on it made me a "loser". Most of these people who say "get a life" can't achieve what you are capable of achieving, their only intention is to make you feel like a "loser". The last time I played that game was in the summer, and yet I still hear from some of my friends from time to time things like "do you like play doodle jump like 24/7, get a life man"

Now that friend of mine is addicted to Tetris Battle on facebook, and every time I tell him to get a life. Says the same thing as I saidto him before. The same thing applies to FFR
, if you're good, you're automatically a loser and need a life.

[benguino]

Re: What people (should) mean when they say "get a life"

Good thread!

In my case, there is this popular game called "Doodle Jump" on the iPhone and iPod Touch. Last year in May, I got the second highest score in the world and the first thing the assholes on Internet said was "get a life". Guess what, I played that game about once every 2 months or so. And yet, the fact that I had an amazing score on it made me a "loser". Most of these people who say "get a life" can't achieve what you are capable of achieving, their only intention is to make you feel like a "loser". The last time I played that game was in the summer, and yet I still hear from some of my friends from time to time things like "do you like play doodle jump like 24/7, get a life man"

Now that friend of mine is addicted to Tetris Battle on facebook, and every time I tell him to get a life. Says the same thing as I saidto him before. The same thing applies to FFR
, if you're good, you're automatically a loser and need a life.

I see, so your saying that the most probably cause of people saying "get a life" is because they are jeolous that they can't do [whatever] themselves, so they take their anger by transferring the "loser" label from themselves to the other person.

[Vendetta21]

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I see, so your saying that the most probably cause of people saying "get a life" is because they are jeolous that they can't do [whatever] themselves, so they take their anger by transferring the "loser" label from themselves to the other person.

We criticize people not so much to bring them down and try to make them fail but rather to keep ourselves from repeating those same habits we criticize. There is an impulse desire in a lot of people to separate others into the categories of winners and losers, and we do this to try to guide our own actions more than we are trying to do anything about the people who belong to those categories.