Windsoar wrote an interesting piece about gender (link) yesterday that I started to comment on, and then realized my comment became much more of a full post quite quickly. I recommend reading the original post and comments, and then coming back to read this one. For those who would rather read a couple of highlights [...]

Morality. Such an interesting, subjective concept. By definition, morality is basically the distinction between right and wrong (or good and bad) behavior. While the definition sounds simplistic enough, what is good or bad is primarily defined through social contexts, which means that not all concepts of right and wrong are universal (or, potentially, even shared [...]

Disclaimer Warning, this post is likely to ruffle a number of feathers and, most likely, place a target squarely on my back for all sorts of people. While I’m perfectly fine with being flamed, chastised, yelled at, or any other descriptor you would like to use, I will not tolerate comments that are not constructive [...]

“There are times when writers feel a desire to rant, to ponder, to laugh, and to become less anonymous in the eyes of the public. What better way exists to establish a rapport unless, of course, one wishes only to appear concerned?” — Unattributed Prelude When I stumbled across the above quote I was reminded [...]

Note, this post was originally designed to go on my personal weblog, but after thinking through many of the concepts I realized it could provide some interesting discussion as the topics relate to MMOs also, not to mention allowing me to start bringing in some other concepts here (as the rebranding/move intended). The original post [...]

Throughout the course of our lifetimes we are told we are individuals, unique snowflakes, special… the list goes on with a range of similar comparisons. Certainly we have a number of minor differentiations among ourselves that do contribute to no two people being completely identical, but to base the aforementioned ideologies on something so miniscule [...]

family noun ( pl. -lies) [treated as sing. or pl. ] a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household. a group of people related to one another by blood or marriage : friends and family can provide support. a person or people related to one and so to be treated with [...]

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There are always those items, whether they be pieces of gear or some other type of vanity pieces, that people seem to never be able to place their virtual hands on in-game. For me there have been a handful of pieces over the years, most of which were eventually replaced by other pieces of gear [...]

Descriptors: Socially Inept, Inadequate, Immature, or “Simply Unintelligent.” Classification: “Dumbass.” Technical Definition: (1) One who not only lacks the social skills to interact with others in any meaningful manner but also cannot understand why they are perceived as inferior. (2) One who, through lack of socialization or out of spite of social norms, causes grief [...]