Tunnel InVision

Responsibility, it is a big word figuratively and literally. It has many meanings, but I am going to focus on one, taking the blame for your actions and the actions that are thrust upon you that you could not control.

What made me want to write this post was because recently I have been playing lots and lots of the video game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (the game is sweet). But the reason for the inspiration was because one of my good buddies I play with. He is what is considered in 'gamer lingo'... a rager.

Rager- One who Rages

Everytime he gets shot in game I hear first a random profanity followed by the blame of someone else or that it was zero percent his fault. There are somethings I can understand.. the profanity is one thing. Even I succumb to a vulgar word every once in a while (surprising right?) and sometimes it is not even his fault. But in a game of skill and when you die a bunch, it might be a reflection of your skill. Apparently he does not relise this.

It is almost pathetic what I have heard him blame his deaths on. Internet Lag, them always choosing to shoot him and not anyone else, and even 'thats just straight bullshit'. We all have to deal with all the same things he is dealing with. While he is 'raging' it is just making himself look more and more immature. Apparently based on his reactions to these actions that he does not think are his, he can not understand how they are his fault, and he feels the need to blame them on someone else. What is more immature then saying "It's not my fault, he started it."

You can't blame fate. Illusionary Correlation is a bitch. And It is just a game, jeez.


here ya go, youtube video of a person getting really mad on world of warcraft (profanity warning)