Was gaming in public really looked down upon back in the day?
Still is
>>744678380>having gameWhat did they mean by this?
>>744678380it was mostly a kid thing since the gameboy was really the thing that started this. before that, gaming was only on console or arcade. no one did this "back in the day" except children.
you can do whatever you want if you arent an ugly faggot
>>744678380Why would you be doing that in a public place anyway? The only scenario I could think of for that to happen is that you're a kid and out to meet your friend to play something in local multiplayer. If you just randomly decided to play your handheld whatever and blast the "bling bling wahoo" at people at full volume, then yeah, that'll warrant your retard certificate
The real reason not to is that you shouldn't be showing that you have valuable electronics on your person in public where scholars can see, especially not something that also demands your attention away from your surroundingsSee the recent rise of phonejackings in bad areas. Have to keep your head on a swivel nowadays
It’s still the same as ever. Ageism and a little bit of lookism. If you’re a kid, no one gives a shit if you’re playing a Switch in public. If you’re a fat ugly neckbeard playing a Switch, most people don’t care but don’t be surprised if someone laughs at you or takes a picture. If you’re a 6ft+ pussy slayer, no one cares but maybe a nerdy girl will ask you what you’re playing
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>NOOOO YOU CAN'T DO WHAT YOU ENJOY, YOU MUST BE LE MATURE ADULT AND ONLY DO MATURE ADULT THINGS>WHAT IF RANDOM NORMIE NPCS SILENTLY JUDGE YOU???You need to be 18 to use this website, OP.
>>744678380Still isPlaying a game on your IPhone muted or with headphones:>I am a productive member of society distracting myself with some entertainment on a device that I use for literally everything while being mindful of othersBing Bing Wahooing at full volume in the doctors office:>I am a manchild NEET who only sees the sun to get diabetes medicine from the doctor. I care around a device solely for playing bing bing wahoo like a little boy. I don’t care if other people have to hear Mario bing bing wahooing while they have the flu or some shit, fuck em
most normal people will just do whatever they want. only a massive faggot would be insecure enough to care that much about what strangers think.
>>744679657Kek this is what’s wrong with society. People have no shame.
>>744679503Im mid 20s and aging millennials desperately clinging onto their youth with childish shit still cringes me out as much as it did when I was 12.
Nobody cared as long as you weren't some obese neckbeard
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>>744678380holy snoy mental illness
>>744678380Kneelin to chauving is acceptable.
>>744679503Hi Chrischan.Or should I say nintendo adult or disney adult.
only if you were fat/neckbeard/ugly etc
Why are tendiecucks like this lol
Nothing else in this thread matters.Here are THE FACTS.Gaming in public is cringe in the same way that using speakerphone in public is cringe. The issue strictly stems from a person's lack of consideration of the other people around them. The proof personal anecdotes (something that nobody here ever rejects.)I have two bingbing co-workers at work. The guy who has BING BING WAHOO blaring on the speakers of his Switch gets weird looks. The guy who keeps to himself with his headphones does not and is in a generally well respected supervisor role. Anything that conflicts with my own personal anecdotal evidence I will just dismiss as unbridled super-self conscious autism.
No. Nobody cares now, and nobody cared then. But like >>744684376 this guy said, it's kind of inconsiderate to crank your volume up if you're somewhere indoors.>>744679219>laughs at you or takes a pictureI have never seen this happen
>>744684376That’s pretty much the universal rule in interaction between adults (especially anonymous ones), almost anything goes as long as you don’t actively annoy others, at least 99,9% of time. People who care about what strangers do or want to play high school style social games are an extreme minority, most just want to live through their daily lives without having to suffer noisy, stinky or otherwise obnoxious idiots complicating their day. If you don’t cause any annoyances, 99,999% of people you see in public places will instantly forget about you.Yeah, someone’s probably now gonna dig up some Twitter photo posts mocking someone for something harmless, but jesus fuck, don’t base your life on social media ragebait.
>>744684376>Anything that conflicts with my own personal anecdotal evidence I will just dismiss as unbridled super-self conscious autism.holy fucking based
I'm Spiderman
if anyone actually gives you any shit you can just kill them, you should try it
Yeah nintendo as a whole is cringe, especially their handhelds, but be honest, would you personally even remember the face of some random reddit incarnate that you saw playing with their toy in public? I honestly can't see myself coming home and still be thinking about bypassers I've met during the day. Just a little advice to anons who are shy because they're deathly afraid of being seen as cringe in public: no stranger will remember that you even exist the day after.
Do any guys want to talk about their feelings?
>>744678380Yes because instead of you on your phone you were on a gameboy, DS or PSP which was like signaling to the world "I'm a gamer!".>buh anon i was a neo geo pocket chadyou still had the arcades faggot
>>744678380To the same extent gaming itself was.
>>744678380it's all the same
>>744686997Maybe in the 90s. Now if someone sees you doing something cringe, they'll probably take a picture, or maybe fuck with you and record your reaction and post on TikTok or some shit. I've seen normal looking dudes being made fun of for wearing a backpack or something completely banal. Playing nintendo with a fedora and everything would probably make you an instant lolcow.
>>744679731muh heckin society
