Current Events > Based Terry Crews. Shuts down Let's Plays in one sentence.

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Apocalyptic
09/27/17 1:08:42 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pda_JiX3_JE


He literally recognized that his son was using streamers/Youtubers as surrogate friends and he fixed that by getting involved into video games. The moral of the story is why the fuck would you watch LPs in your spare time?

LPs are a lazy, brainless substitute for friends and an excuse to not think or strive. It's a mentally and emotionally destructive pastime that is destroying the youth. These "online personalities" are creatively bankrupt failures who profit from children and beta orbiters. They do not inspire any sort of growth or critical thought in their viewers. They do not have skills to display or anything good to say. It is an intellectually poisonous activity whose effects will be more clearly seen in about ten or twenty years from now as their victims physically (definitely not mentally) grow up.
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Doom_Art
09/27/17 1:12:07 PM
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I'll watch an LP once in a blue moon. Most are just way too long and the people making them are dull to watch

Tbh the last one I probably watched was the Best Friends Play Tony Hawk Underground. Cause I loved that game.

But yeah, streams are fucking weird as hell. No clue what folks get out of them.
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OpheliaAdenade
09/27/17 1:12:58 PM
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that's 6 sentences. not 1. :u
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thompsontalker7
09/27/17 1:13:44 PM
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The only good LPs are humorous montages like Dunkey and Vanoss

Otherwise they're all kinda lame
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snesmaster40
09/27/17 1:13:57 PM
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The same could be said for sports, movies, and various other things. Why watch those, when you could do it?
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Ulyanyx
09/27/17 1:14:18 PM
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the only lps i watch are agdq/sgdq, because it's not so much surrogate friends as it is watching people break games in ways that seem impossible
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MrNintendo1213
09/27/17 1:14:33 PM
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That's not what happened in that video at all. It looks like it's the opposite in fact, and you're just projecting your anti-let's play shit onto Terry Crews out of no where. He didn't say let's plays were dumb, he just talked about how he didn't understand at first, so he decided to get involved in his son's life.

Like, idk where you're getting that wall of text paragraph about let's play's from, but it wasn't Terry Crews.
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InstaReturns
09/27/17 1:14:37 PM
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I watch achievement hunter lps, their podcasts, as well as two best friends. Either as background noise, or because I wamt to see gameplay with not boring commentary. I'm also an adult and do what I please with my spare time.
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discodancer77
09/27/17 1:14:48 PM
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Terry Crews can do no wrong
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Banjo2553
09/27/17 1:16:08 PM
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...Uh, TC, I don't think that's what Terry's message was.
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snesmaster40
09/27/17 1:16:26 PM
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MrNintendo1213 posted...
That's not what happened in that video at all. It looks like it's the opposite in fact, and you're just projecting your anti-let's play shit onto Terry Crews out of no where. He didn't say let's plays were dumb, he just talked about how he didn't understand at first, so he decided to get involved in his son's life.

Like, idk where you're getting that wall of text paragraph about let's play's from, but it wasn't Terry Crews.


Oh. lol
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The_Juice_
09/27/17 1:17:09 PM
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Ulyanyx posted...
the only lps i watch are agdq/sgdq, because it's not so much surrogate friends as it is watching people break games in ways that seem impossible


Pretty much this, people do some crazy shit with games, I donate to charity (except all the donations are doctors without borders because prevent cancer foundation is a scam), everybody wins.
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Apocalyptic
09/27/17 1:18:21 PM
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MrNintendo1213 posted...
That's not what happened in that video at all. It looks like it's the opposite in fact, and you're just projecting your anti-let's play shit onto Terry Crews out of no where. He didn't say let's plays were dumb, he just talked about how he didn't understand at first, so he decided to get involved in his son's life.

Like, idk where you're getting that wall of text paragraph about let's play's from, but it wasn't Terry Crews.


I never said the wall of text was from Terry Crews tho
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DragonJumpKick
09/27/17 1:18:31 PM
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Outside of fighting game streams like combo breaker, i dont really get streams either. Well no, i get it. This may be a bit harsh, but its like a form of simulated social interaction, like the VR version of that feeling you'd get when you were a kid and you had all the time in the world to chill on the couch with your buds and pass the controller back and forth.

I get it, i just dont have an interest in crazy stream shenanigans and believe me i've given it a try. Several times and though i wont pretend i hate it completely its not interesting to me.

As for LPs, they kind of bore me as well now, which shocks me because i was kind of into them. Im watching two best friends play getting up contents under pressure, but thats only because i enjoyed that as a kid. (Now realizing it wasnt the best game). Gonna continue in a sec, hold on
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averagejoel
09/27/17 1:22:13 PM
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did TC even watch the video
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LightHawKnight
09/27/17 1:22:17 PM
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Someone is pissed at people making money off of playing videogames.
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DreadedWave
09/27/17 1:24:39 PM
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Apocalyptic posted...
LPs are a lazy, brainless substitute for friends and an excuse to not think or strive. It's a mentally and emotionally destructive pastime that is destroying the youth.

You sound like anti-pot propaganda from the 50s
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UnholyMudcrab
09/27/17 1:26:27 PM
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Mal_Fet
09/27/17 1:27:34 PM
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I'm not a big fan of LPs, but what's the big difference between watching someone play Call of Duty and watching someone play football

Could say all the same shit: "Lol, you're just sitting on your couch drinking beer while you watch people actually play the game, why aren't you playing it yourself, you slob?"
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prince_leo
09/27/17 1:28:45 PM
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the only LPs I make a point to watch are dunky videos
if I need help with something or want to understand certain mechanics better, i'll also watch an LP like filthyrobots civ videos
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LinksLiege
09/27/17 1:31:09 PM
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Ah yes, that old tactic of shutting down something by becoming a part of it and embracing it.

Fucking brilliant. 4D chess and whatnot.
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Zero_Destroyer
09/27/17 1:32:30 PM
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tc are you jealous

Mal_Fet posted...
I'm not a big fan of LPs, but what's the big difference between watching someone play Call of Duty and watching someone play football

Could say all the same shit: "Lol, you're just sitting on your couch drinking beer while you watch people actually play the game, why aren't you playing it yourself, you slob?"


agree with this, albeit I watch a few streamers
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thelovefist
09/27/17 1:33:17 PM
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It is obvious from the OP that TC didn't watch the video.
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Apocalyptic
09/27/17 1:49:06 PM
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Some of you guys are hating super hard rn. It is obvious to my higher intellect that some of you cannot come up with any real counter arguments that hold weight.
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HBOSS
09/27/17 2:07:12 PM
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aww, thats cool what he did in the video. Id never think of it like that.

As for the OP, thats some interesting thoughts. I watch some LPs cause im cheap and the early plays help determine if thats the game for me. Said game sits in wishlist if it makes the cut. It stays there until the price is right.

Theres only 1 banter i enjoy from LPs and the dude is a geologist by day and LPer on free times. He talks about the earth and the game. Then talks how detailed the terrain is on some games for that lil nugget of information. I know hes commentary might sound boring but he drops knowledge on his channel from time to time.
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thelovefist
09/27/17 2:18:34 PM
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Apocalyptic posted...
Some of you guys are hating super hard rn. It is obvious to my higher intellect that some of you cannot come up with any real counter arguments that hold weight.

Who's alt is this?
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VipaGTS
09/27/17 2:22:04 PM
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That's a dumb reason. Why would you watch a TV show. It's not a replacement for a friend because you think you're friends with the Kardashians.

An LP is just entertainment. And there is still a community for many of them. You can comment to the LPer and other viewers. Not seeing his point.
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untrustful
09/27/17 2:30:37 PM
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That's not one sentence (which makes the video clickbait), and the video isn't even about LPers, it's about Crews' thoughts about a bond he felt he was losing with his son and decided to build a new PC with him.
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Apocalyptic
09/27/17 8:22:22 PM
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thelovefist posted...
Apocalyptic posted...
Some of you guys are hating super hard rn. It is obvious to my higher intellect that some of you cannot come up with any real counter arguments that hold weight.

Who's alt is this?


Is it really so hard to believe that someone new could find this place?
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Kisai
09/27/17 8:26:10 PM
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I dunno how people feel some sort of connection with a pre-recorded YouTube video, but not with a live stream, chatting with other people in realtime.

If someone wanted to feel some connection, shouldn't they watch streams instead?

If Terry wanted to criticize people who use Let's Plays as a substitute for friends, shouldn't he criticize livestreaming as well? Or first?
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smoke_break
09/27/17 8:35:30 PM
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not gonna lie I watch some LPs cause they make me feel less lonely and remind me when I use to shoot the shit while playing video games with my homies
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