Posted by llamanunts on 5/8/2014 12:33:00 PM (view original):
Etta, it's because a subset of the people you're talking to are experts in the field of HD and you're saying obviously wrong things to them on a regular basis and giving them **** when they try to correct you. You are in fact being stubbornly closed-minded.
You're a marketing guy, right? Imagine you and your fellow marketeers are having a conversation about marketing. A new guy walks up and declares that it shouldn't matter if a brand, competing in a very competitive market segment, is viewed favorably by consumers. Assuming it's selling a good product, it should sell just the same if the brand's public perception is very good or very bad.
Well that's obviously wrong. It may not be the only thing that matters, but a brand's public image does matter. You try to explain that to this noob, but he just tells you you're too stupid to understand his point, even though this is your field of study. You'd like to help him understand, but he's sure he knows this stuff cold on his third day of classes and will not hear otherwise.
I feel like I jumped into the middle of a conversation between you and...well, you, maybe.
What is "it's" in "it's because a subset..." You didn't quote anything so there's no context as to what you're addressing.
Difference between me and your example is that I have a ton of experience in simulated games and in real sports. I'm not some noob that has no clue about anything. I probably have more total knowledge in those areas than most people here. So who's being closed minded by discarding my critiques of the game? hell we've got people here that haven't even played other games and that hasn't stopped them from criticizing.
If my criticism is so far off base then why are so many people agreeing with me about the problems? Where the disagreement seems to be is whether or not I should be the one talking about them, not whether or not they exist. I've at least managed to move the conversation to that point.