tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post1791436495686746462..comments2024-03-07T15:32:53.014+02:00Comments on Yehuda: Games and Our Consumer CultureYehuda Berlingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-73150621092175220012008-07-10T16:43:00.000+03:002008-07-10T16:43:00.000+03:00You're making fun of me. That's ok, I'm used to it...You're making fun of me. That's ok, I'm used to it.<BR/><BR/>YehudaYehuda Berlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-40103229116155907472008-07-10T16:19:00.000+03:002008-07-10T16:19:00.000+03:00The reason I buy more games than I used to is beca...The reason I buy more games than I used to is because I am scared.<BR/><BR/>I am scared I may miss someting, I am scared at the prospect of the volatile boardgames industry imploding, I am scared that without my purchases game designers are going to be discouraged and I am scared that if I don't have something else on hand to move on to when Puerto Rico gets boring that I will slip into a vegetative state and do nothing but watch soap operas or surf the net all day.Pawnstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138454253813433739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-33323162575334926082008-07-10T10:47:00.000+03:002008-07-10T10:47:00.000+03:00Tal - because real money is better used elsewhere....Tal - because real money is better used elsewhere.<BR/><BR/>Stone - ho ho. I've had food like that, by accident.Yehuda Berlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-60806291474998517892008-07-10T09:59:00.000+03:002008-07-10T09:59:00.000+03:00That's why I don't buy any food unless it will las...That's why I don't buy any food unless it will last me a lifetime.<BR/><BR/>Only hardtack for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-20394780419929116782008-07-10T01:31:00.000+03:002008-07-10T01:31:00.000+03:00Another side of the same story (although I general...Another side of the same story (although I generally agree that this is true for the board games market)<BR/><BR/>We used to buy only what we needed - Because those were the only things we could afford to buy.<BR/><BR/>We fixed, rather than through away, because it was cheaper then buying new. (My spouses dad is a washing machine repairman, and we had a small conversation about this few days ago. He told me: "30 years ago a decent washing machine used to cost [in Israel] 3 months of average salary, today you can get one for 4 days worth of an average salary"<BR/><BR/>Now we treat our objects like they are here to serve us, instead of treating them like we're here to serve them.<BR/><BR/>Why is having fun by playing a game of buying is different than playing "a game of buying".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com