Current Events > There are gamers, but no moviers, TVers, bookers, players

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Cheater87
02/09/21 11:22:38 AM
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Why do only gamers have this special word for liking their thing?

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Lost_All_Senses
02/09/21 11:23:06 AM
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Because we gamed the system

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"Try to talk and they ain't listening, but they'll point it out when you get ignorant" - Dreezy
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tiornys
02/09/21 11:27:01 AM
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Movies, TV, books, and plays are all passive media. Gaming is something you do actively. The proper comparison is to other active things, where you have e.g. runners, swimmers, hikers, footballers, golfers, bowlers, etc.
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Doe
02/09/21 11:27:58 AM
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Moviegoers, couch potatoes, readers

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Pus_N_Pecans
02/09/21 11:31:58 AM
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film aficionados, film buffs, filmgoers

readers, book worms, book nerds, book lovers

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