I recommend doing what all other kids your age do when confronted with an opinion with which you disagree: turn away disinterested and say "whatever".
Chairman_Mao wrote:MyNameIsHunter wrote:My problem was that he wouldn't listen to reason, and would just resort to name calling and deprecating me, and to
Hobbes2099 wrote:stuff
I'm 17
I hope he's 10.
He's 19
Ok. You're going to want to punch him in the balls. When he gets up to retaliate, pivot to avoid your own testicular collision and counter with a headlock. At this point, you mother or father should break you two up. He'll know who won.
Paleocon:
You're old, man. It's "whatevs."
Kidding. Don't kill me.
Simply put, you're both right... and you're both wrong. It's all opinion. You aren't going to change his and he isn't going to change yours. He has no obligation to "listen to reason" when no amount of reasoning is going to change his taste in videogames.
Coldstream and others covered the rest of it.
Some opinions are more right than others!
But yes, I agree. He's your brother. Don't argue with him to win, argue with him to have fun. Hair-pulling, infuriating fun.
Now if that doesn't work, point out that teenagers - be they 17 or 19 - don't know a whole lot about real-world gender relations beyond totally wanting to bone that chick. As he matures his opinion may change and as you experience life you'll pick up more ammo.
Paleocon:
You're old, man. It's "whatevs."
Kidding. Don't kill me.
BlackSabre wrote:What Coldstream said. Wise words, for a pompous douchebag.
FTFY ;)
I hate you so much, you stupid-face buttmunch.
Permit me to be blunt. One of the reasons that I'm proud to be a member of this online gathering is that we generally don't look down on people
Pfft, I do. I look down on people all the time. And now you can't look down on me for doing so.
Did GWJ suddenly start coming back as a search result for "good advice"?
Depends if there's a worse search engine than GWJ's.
He who cares least wins.
17/19
You're teenage brothers. You're supposed to fight, it's human nature.
Technically Bayonetta isn't sexist if you look at the title character as being a female sexual empowerment fantasy. She is no different than Marcus Fenix, really.
That's not to say I think she's interesting. As I said, she is no different than Marcus Fenix. The biggest reason she would come off as sexist is because we live in an age where feminism is...on a lot of different tracks? So while some might interpret her as being a sexist charicature, she does appeal to a fantasy in women just as much as Marcus Fenix being a macho guy slicing people up with chainsaw bayonettes appeals to the male fantasy.
In other words, you have to be willing to accept the very notion that you yourself are wrong before you start saying everything he believes in is incorrect. You're 17 and will (theoretically) be heading off to College soon. One more year and you could legally vote. It's time to start asking people why they think the way they do. If you disagree with your brother, don't tell him he's wrong because of X. Instead, ask him why he feels that way. Ask him questions in order to get him to figure out why he himself likes something.
He may not be able to, and he may never be able to. My sister has been bugging me to Netflix Gamer since she's already going through the Eureka DVD's, even though I already saw it with her and decided it was pretty mediocre material trying to have something to say. And it wasn't trying to say anything bad! I liked the social commentary it attempted to make, it was just the vehicle of the plot that failed to really grab. And yet she doesn't think about movies and entertainment like I do. She sat down, it fired up some electro-nodes in her grey matter, and thus she liked it.
If people aren't interested in asking why they like something, then don't bother trying to force them. Instead, share what similarities you do have with your sibling.
Yes gwj doesn't have people who argue the same point 20 pages in a row
Yes gwj doesn't have people who argue the same point 20 pages in a row
That's because you're fooling yourself, Moosicle. We're living in a dictatorship!
There is no freedom on this site. We need to blockade GWJ with a fleet of carriers.
There is no freedom on this site. We need to blockade GWJ with a fleet of carriers.
Whatever Certis does, we better be ready!
LarryC wrote:There is no freedom on this site. We need to blockade GWJ with a fleet of carriers.
Whatever Certis does, we better be ready!
There are 1300 missiles pointed at this thread!
I hate you so much, you stupid-face buttmunch.
And there's your comeback to use on your brother. Problem solved!
When he says something just point to your crotch and slowly nod your head while smirking. Don't say anything no matter what he says. Just keep pointing, smirking and nodding.
17/19
You're teenage brothers. You're supposed to fight, it's human nature.
This is the correct answer. Even if you could change his mind (which you can't), you'd just have to find something else to fight about.
Paleocon wrote:LarryC wrote:There is no freedom on this site. We need to blockade GWJ with a fleet of carriers.
Whatever Certis does, we better be ready!
There are 1300 missiles pointed at this thread!
Haha. Ironic. I love it.
Coldstream wrote:Permit me to be blunt. One of the reasons that I'm proud to be a member of this online gathering is that we generally don't look down on people
Pfft, I do. I look down on people all the time. And now you can't look down on me for doing so.
Why do you think he said we don't generally look down on people?
He meant you, Quintin. He meant you.
I have nothing constructive to add.
Fist+high velocity+his balls=doesn't want to fight anymore=you victory, kinda
Fist+high velocity+his balls=doesn't want to fight anymore=you victory, kinda
My younger brother always had to get the last hit in, even if he hit me first, until I pulled the nuclear option. Then I just had to protectively cover my balls as I jumped over him, because he was usually crumpled in the doorway of his room, blocking the way out.
Coldstream wrote:Did GWJ suddenly start coming back as a search result for "good advice"?
Depends if there's a worse search engine than GWJ's.
A quick Google search using a few different terms got me a page 2 hit for gamerswithjobs. "need advice gamer"
This sounds a little like my relationship with my brother once upon a time. There is some good advice on this thread, which can be distilled to: just wait fifteen years.
It is fair to say that there is some room for subjectivity in taste, and occasionally enjoying "dumb" entertainment as well as high-minded stuff.
LarryC wrote:If you don't like Vanquish and wish to tell him, then just tell him so and point out the specifics when asked.
Meaningful debate stands on mutual respect and an exchange of ideas. If neither of you are willing to consider that the other might have something useful to say, shut your mouths about it and talk about something better.
I tell him but he says, thats wrong, even though its your thats wrong. Also I ask him why he thinks so, and I just point out things that I find contradictory and he blows up and storms out the room.
And this is an issue because?
If he storms out every time he hears your opinion, then just don't give him your opinion. Just say yes and agree to everything he says - in his presence. If he takes you to task over this, you can then be honest and tell him that you don't really care about what he thinks, since he obviously doesn't care what you think. You just say yes to shut him up.
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