Equal time for the older posters

[shadowmouse]

Sigh. They did it again, another poll about age that seems to feel life ends somewhere before 30. Alright, I know I'm not the only ... excuse me.

ALL OF YOU YOUNG ONES, STOP DOING THAT ON MY LAWN!

I feel better now. I know I'm not the only one here over 30, I doubt I'm even particularly close to the oldest. Let's hear from some of the others who get brushed off in the usual age polls.

Bungee, currently 56. And yes, damn it, I still play video/computer games and watch anime.

Edit v.2 Too much blood in my coffee stream and I'm being trampled by a kitten. that should be 46-50 with 56 and up as the last bracket.

[Deletedaccount1]

Your behavior is far more interconnected with your birth sign than your age.

[Deleted]

Calm down, dad.

[nextormento]

More than 80% of the voters were in the senior category xD

[shadowmouse]

Your behavior is far more interconnected with your birth sign than your age.

Wait! You're saying that I'm using this computer because I'm a Mouse?

[Deletedaccount1]

Wait! You're saying that I'm using this computer because I'm a Mouse?

No your personality and activities are more influenced by your horoscope than anything else.

[Grimbold21]

No your personality and activities are more influenced by your horoscope than anything else.

Jesus christ, you're not even trying are you....

[Krille]

No your personality and activities are more influenced by your horoscope than anything else.

Tehe. I'm glad you find happiness in these things.

[Deletedaccount1]

Jesus christ, you're not even trying are you....

There is plenty of evidence for how the orbits of celestial bodies influence the minds of individuals from birth.

[Pann]

There is plenty of evidence for how the orbits of celestial bodies influence the minds of individuals from birth.

Yeah, and rearranging your bedroom furniture will really make you happier and wealthier. Oh, and wind chimes will cleanse your spirit or something.

[Deletedaccount1]

Yeah, and rearranging your bedroom furniture will really make you happier and wealthier. Oh, and wind chimes will cleanse your spirit or something.

I don't know about that but it has been observed and recorded that the positions of celestial bodies can change moods and behavioral tendencies and the time of year you are born can greatly change your perception of reality and how you interact with others.

[Rudkobing]

I was just born.

[Deletedaccount1]

Would you care to share this evidence?

I've read some books on the topic. I'd recommend Percy Seymour's works.

Here are some resources I found:

http://www.astrologer.com/tests/basisofastrology.htm

http://www.naturalnews.com/030698_as...fic_basis.html

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15245791

[Pann]

I don't know about that but it has been observed and recorded that the positions of celestial bodies can change moods and behavioral tendencies and the time of year you are born can greatly change your perception of reality and how you interact with others.

Of course it has, just like Billy Bob observed and recorded Big Foot.

[Deletedaccount1]

This is actually pretty interesting. I'm going to bookmark these for later - thank you

no problem bruv

[shadowmouse]

Astrology aside, I'd be interested to hear comments from some of the older posters on gaming, life after 30, or how you feel interacting on GenOT with quite a few younger posters.

<Bungee mumbles to self -- I'm a Mouse, of course I'm attached to computers.>

[Deletedaccount1]

I'm 33. I think that gaming is fine although I have slowly realized over time how mundane and unproductive it is for anything other than socializing or relieving stress. As I've gotten older, I've found that going out to dinner is a better form of socializing in any setting but gaming allows me to do it with old friends who live on the other side of the world. For relieving stress, I think that sex works better than gaming.

Games are so much less thought provoking or interesting in general compared to other types of media, particularly reading. I still play them, although only when I get bored or need something to do. They are a good thing to turn to when you are bored.

As for GenOT, I don't really know how I feel about it. I post on other sites like 4chan where I'm almost certain that everyone is a child but I enjoy doing it all the same.

[Grimbold21]

I've read some books on the topic. I'd recommend Percy Seymour's works.

Here are some resources I found:

http://www.astrologer.com/tests/basisofastrology.htm

http://www.naturalnews.com/030698_as...fic_basis.html

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15245791

Gonna have to play the "your sources are joke" card here.

The first is frustrated ramblings. The second, well, let's just say the name Natural News made me suspicious enough to wikipedia it. The third, well, making a jump from seasonality and behaviour to position and movement of stars and whatnot is one hell of a jump.

Anyway, i don't to further derail old man Bungee's thread, so if you wanna discuss that any further, take a risk and open a thread about it.

[Deletedaccount1]

Gonna have to play the "your sources are joke" card here.

It is just what I found with a Google search.

It is a complex topic that requires more in-depth reading than what can be found in a news article of any type. As I said, the works of Percy Seymour are very good and get to the heart of the issue. He is a professor of astrophysics and an astronomer who defends the rationality behind astrology. There are other good books as well. I think I still have a few on my Kindle.

[shadowmouse]

Anyway, i don't to further derail old man Bungee's thread, so if you wanna discuss that any further, take a risk and open a thread about it.

@Knadra Rather than derail multiple threads, perhaps you'll get a more focused discussion by starting your own thread as Grimbold21 mentioned. Thanks.