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I can tell he isn't actually, but yeah, he does seem like one a little. I think the whole situation is just awkward, though. I don't know why, but the question he asks at 1:58 almost made me laugh. Just the way he worded it along with the situation.
I can tell he isn't actually, but yeah, he does seem like one a little. I think the whole situation is just awkward, though. I don't know why, but the question he asks at 1:58 almost made me laugh. Just the way he worded it along with the situation.
"I spend a lot of time sitting down, as typing would probably be a bit uncomfortable if I was standing up."
While I'm with you on that, you'd actually be surprised by the rise in the number of standing workstations that people are ordering for their cubicles and such. The whole fear of deep vain thrombosis and other issues that come about from not standing/moving much seems to be really weighing on a lot of people lately.
Also, not saying people shouldn't be informed about this stuff, but I can totally see outlets like Fox News taking this and running away with it.
While I'm with you on that, you'd actually be surprised by the rise in the number of standing workstations that people are ordering for their cubicles and such. The whole fear of deep vain thrombosis and other issues that come about from not standing/moving much seems to be really weighing on a lot of people lately.
Also, not saying people shouldn't be informed about this stuff, but I can totally see outlets like Fox News taking this and running away with it.
I feel for her, but really this has nothing to do with games. It could have easily a movie marathon or a really good book she dozed off to. I mean it's a pre existing condition. It's like if I had to get my hands amputated because a poisonous spider bit me while I was putting together a model gundam, then I blamed it on Namco-Bandai.
I feel for her, but really this has nothing to do with games. It could have easily a movie marathon or a really good book she dozed off to. I mean it's a pre existing condition. It's like if I had to get my hands amputated because a poisonous spider bit me while I was putting together a model gundam, then I blamed it on Namco-Bandai.
I feel for her, but really this has nothing to do with games. It could have easily a movie marathon or a really good book she dozed off to. I mean it's a pre existing condition. It's like if I had to get my hands amputated because a poisonous spider bit me while I was putting together a model gundam, then I blamed it on Namco-Bandai.
I feel for her, but really this has nothing to do with games. It could have easily a movie marathon or a really good book she dozed off to. I mean it's a pre existing condition. It's like if I had to get my hands amputated because a poisonous spider bit me while I was putting together a model gundam, then I blamed it on Namco-Bandai.
Often times at school, I'll switch off between sitting with my legs crossed resting on the opposite knee. Sometimes when I put my put my foot back down because it's starting to get uncomfortable, my foot will be completely and entirely numb. Like, if class had ended and I had stood up right then, it'd just be a limp ankle and foot and I probably wouldn't be able to walk. That's probably 10 or 15 mins at a time. Now I know what happens if you go like that for HOURS.
The interviewer comes across as a total cock. This is ridiculous.
I have sympathy for her, but these guys have got it all wrong (like every other news group).
Fucking sensationalism (is that even a word?) I tells ya.
I have sympathy for her, but these guys have got it all wrong (like every other news group).
Fucking sensationalism (is that even a word?) I tells ya.
my husband has leiden's factor v... which is a blood clotting disorder that's simply inherited and it does make people more susceptible to clots. It's a shame she didn't know she had a predisposition (not sure if she has the same blood disorder or not). Anyway, people who game for long stretches of time (everyone!) should be getting up and moving around after 20 minutes or so. They should be re-focusing the eyes and just stretching. Personally I often game for 4-6 hours or more in an evening so I actually wear compression socks now... they just make the legs feel better and help with circulation.
It's all rather common sense and nothing to do with gaming. It's more to do with being sedentary for long periods of time which isn't good for people. It happens on long trips or in certain jobs too.
(oh, and sitting with crossed legs is a super bad habit! You'll end up with varicose veins in your old age, or worst. Break that habit now!)
It's all rather common sense and nothing to do with gaming. It's more to do with being sedentary for long periods of time which isn't good for people. It happens on long trips or in certain jobs too.
(oh, and sitting with crossed legs is a super bad habit! You'll end up with varicose veins in your old age, or worst. Break that habit now!)
I agree with her on the addiction part.
If it wasn't for her addiction to higher education and her need to finish her senior thesis, she never would have made that fateful decision that led to her losing parts of her feet. The pre-existing condition? Naaaah, that probably had nothing to do with it. It was her addiction. To education. Who cares if it makes sense, it fits in with her thesis.
And WTF is with the laughing? I'm calling shenanigans.
If it wasn't for her addiction to higher education and her need to finish her senior thesis, she never would have made that fateful decision that led to her losing parts of her feet. The pre-existing condition? Naaaah, that probably had nothing to do with it. It was her addiction. To education. Who cares if it makes sense, it fits in with her thesis.
And WTF is with the laughing? I'm calling shenanigans.
I have never fallen asleep while gaming in 25 years. Maybe you need better video games if they put you to sleep.
Notice that in the YT video description the URL reads "lost her feet to video games" when it's because she was a spastic and sat at the desk for two days with her legs crossed and some blood disease and falls asleep like it. Sure it's kinda good to know that I shouldn't sleep sat down with my legs crossed but she lost hers by being an idiot, and blames it on games. She could have done the same by researching Obama on wikipedia or something, but if she claimed Obama took her feet it would be seen as stupid and wouldn't get any attention. She just saw an opportunity to make some money off of it, and it's embarrassing that people are fueling it and buying the whole GAMING MUST BE SUPER BAD thing. *sigh* -__-
I generally sit on the floor and change position a lot, but my legs always fall asleep when I cross them, hate it! I also have horrible posture and years down the road I'm sure I'll be one off many cases of ”Gamer's Hunch.”
SHOOORYUKEN!
That's how this video makes me feel. I just want to uppercut him, her, the camera and the video on the internet itself. Time to go troll YouTube I guess.
That's how this video makes me feel. I just want to uppercut him, her, the camera and the video on the internet itself. Time to go troll YouTube I guess.
What the hell, why are they using this girl's misfortune to put videogames in a bad light? Or I'm just edgier than usual today.
When I was in college, I drank with my friends on the weekend.
I still have both of my feet.
Therefore, binge drinking is good for your health.
I still have both of my feet.
Therefore, binge drinking is good for your health.
I truly am disgusted by the comments that the youtube community has left. Are videogames so sacred that they lead to people insulting her even though she never demonized games to the extent that many people say she did?
Yes she did say that she "lost her feet to videogames" in the opening, and yes it wasn't the game's faults directly, it's just a title. It's not worth insulting her over, for all we know the interviewer may have told her to say that. Then she says that some people get so wrapped in these games that they let their health deteriorate, which is true. Although only a few people let it get this bad it does happen. The theme wasn't videogames are bad, it was that addiction can lead to health risks. She never called for a banning of games like many claimed she did.
Yes she may have used a some words that would imply videogames to be at fault for her condition, but she didn't really sensationalize it. She just went through extreme trauma, it's not common for people to lose their feet to long sessions of videogames. She mentioned how she's thought about killing herself, then does an awkward laugh. I've dealt with situations like this, she's not okay.
She's still not mentally stable, she still needs medical help, and support from her loved ones. Telling her story is a step towards recovery, and the majority of people are making her feel worse. If you don't have any sympathy for her that's fine you don't have to fake it, but there's the old saying if you don't have anything nice to say don't say it.
No matter how you break it down this is what happened. A currently mentally unstable girl that went through a traumatic accident is taking a few steps towards the road to recovery. It's NATURAL that she blames something, it's part of the process. She says a few words that lightly imply that video-games can be damaging (which they can be in extreme circumstances, just like any other addiction), and now people have began attacking her with such comments as this.
Yes she did say that she "lost her feet to videogames" in the opening, and yes it wasn't the game's faults directly, it's just a title. It's not worth insulting her over, for all we know the interviewer may have told her to say that. Then she says that some people get so wrapped in these games that they let their health deteriorate, which is true. Although only a few people let it get this bad it does happen. The theme wasn't videogames are bad, it was that addiction can lead to health risks. She never called for a banning of games like many claimed she did.
Yes she may have used a some words that would imply videogames to be at fault for her condition, but she didn't really sensationalize it. She just went through extreme trauma, it's not common for people to lose their feet to long sessions of videogames. She mentioned how she's thought about killing herself, then does an awkward laugh. I've dealt with situations like this, she's not okay.
She's still not mentally stable, she still needs medical help, and support from her loved ones. Telling her story is a step towards recovery, and the majority of people are making her feel worse. If you don't have any sympathy for her that's fine you don't have to fake it, but there's the old saying if you don't have anything nice to say don't say it.
No matter how you break it down this is what happened. A currently mentally unstable girl that went through a traumatic accident is taking a few steps towards the road to recovery. It's NATURAL that she blames something, it's part of the process. She says a few words that lightly imply that video-games can be damaging (which they can be in extreme circumstances, just like any other addiction), and now people have began attacking her with such comments as this.
I've often sat on the shitter and read destructoid for periods of 45 minutes or longer, by the end of which I experience a similar numbness in my lower extremities. I may stab myself and blame it on destructoid as a direct result. Thoughts?
It's one thing to make a joke with a friend about a unfortunate situation they went through, so long as they're okay with it. It's another thing to harass an emotionally distraught stranger for a traumatic situation, because you don't agree with the way they phrased a statement.
@Scissors
Don't read Youtube comments. (Or at least that's why I avoid doing so and save me a brain aneurism.)
@k1ttr1dge
May I suggest seppuku instead? (I kid of course.)
Don't read Youtube comments. (Or at least that's why I avoid doing so and save me a brain aneurism.)
@k1ttr1dge
May I suggest seppuku instead? (I kid of course.)
Putting what I want to say nicely: I'm sure she has a BF.
In my WoW addiction, I had to find different ways of sitting on the chair to not get bedsores in my crotch and ass. I didn't actually get any, but sometimes when I stood I would smell bedsores, and I don't wish to say how I know what they smell like. So I would rotate sitting positions as I played.
Now that my PC is plugged into the living room TV, I rest my feet on a stool, which might take a little pressure off the butt cheeks, and then shift back and forth in my seat over time so as not to keep the pressure on any place for too long. Whatever it was, it kept my butt in good health through Skyrim.
In my WoW addiction, I had to find different ways of sitting on the chair to not get bedsores in my crotch and ass. I didn't actually get any, but sometimes when I stood I would smell bedsores, and I don't wish to say how I know what they smell like. So I would rotate sitting positions as I played.
Now that my PC is plugged into the living room TV, I rest my feet on a stool, which might take a little pressure off the butt cheeks, and then shift back and forth in my seat over time so as not to keep the pressure on any place for too long. Whatever it was, it kept my butt in good health through Skyrim.
Where i feel for the poor girl, this is either intentionally biased or her logic is flawed and she doesn't realize it.
I fall asleep on my arm a lot, and wake up with it dead for the first 5 minutes or so. If I had her condition I would probably have lost an arm. Should I blame the mattress? It's the same argument a few have already mentioned about watch movies or reading a book. People need to understand the definition of circumstantial or anecdotal before jumping to conclusions.
And it goes without saying that we as gamers need to get off our asses more and do some outdoor or social activities more often.
I fall asleep on my arm a lot, and wake up with it dead for the first 5 minutes or so. If I had her condition I would probably have lost an arm. Should I blame the mattress? It's the same argument a few have already mentioned about watch movies or reading a book. People need to understand the definition of circumstantial or anecdotal before jumping to conclusions.
And it goes without saying that we as gamers need to get off our asses more and do some outdoor or social activities more often.
Forget the subject material, the facial expressions and video editing are just plain awkward.
@Scissors
Did you expect anything else from anonymous internet users, let alone YouTube?
@Scissors
Did you expect anything else from anonymous internet users, let alone YouTube?
That's awful. However amputation or not, how does consciously deciding to play videogames in a feat of endurance accurately simulate videogame addiction? An addiction to videogames would be a lack of restraint. This is the opposite.
"She also had an undiagnosed blood clotting disease."
So...she could have lost them from sitting around watching television and not necessarily while gaming? Anyone wanna take bets on when someone will not read this entire article and pin the blame on just games?
So...she could have lost them from sitting around watching television and not necessarily while gaming? Anyone wanna take bets on when someone will not read this entire article and pin the blame on just games?
I didn't read any previous comments because I hate you all.
Fraser, this news article (and indeed her injury) appears to be being used as a misguided attack on video games and as such I don't think it belongs here unless Jim is going to post it and explain why people are shit with lots of naughty words.
Falling asleep in a stupid position after being an idiot with an undiagnosed blood disorder is why she lost her feet, blaming it on video games whilst blowing the addiction warning horn just denies me any sympathy I could possibly have for her.
Fraser, this news article (and indeed her injury) appears to be being used as a misguided attack on video games and as such I don't think it belongs here unless Jim is going to post it and explain why people are shit with lots of naughty words.
Falling asleep in a stupid position after being an idiot with an undiagnosed blood disorder is why she lost her feet, blaming it on video games whilst blowing the addiction warning horn just denies me any sympathy I could possibly have for her.
did anybody else think this was a joke? It was so awkward and bizarre I seriously couldnt tell if it was for real until the gruesome pics in the link
Yes video game addiction led to you sitting cross legged and falling asleep. You know this would never happen if lets say I was reading a book. Maybe I should write a paper on Book Addiction and its dangers. Anything can be dangerous if your not smart enough to not put yourself that situation. I do feel sorry for her losing her feet, just stupid to blame it on anyone or anything but yourself.
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