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*cowers in fear*If I EVER implied you were lazy, I most humbly apologise… :oops:[/quote:87c1a98429]
That was you Brendan ? :D No need to apologise man- I was only making a friendly ( post pub :) )argument and I hope you didn’t think that it was an attack on your person- I didn’t intend it to come across that way. Ok so my posting might have been a little over top (I get overly passionate about certain issues sometimes) but it was all in good nature I assure you. :wink:
The point I was trying to make (perhaps in a somewhat skewed manner) is that you cannot go putting labels on people like that. Everyone is different and no two persons are the same. I’m also sick of the stereo-type of all college students being labelled as useless pot smoking bums who are leeching off their parents and the state and who are too lazy to go out and get a real job. I guess I felt compelled to speak up and dispell that myth- especially since I am a student myself. In my time in Carlow and Waterford IT i’ve seen a lot of hardworking students who are honestly trying their level best to get on in their course and make a better life for themselves. I’ve have also seen the opposite end of the spectrum, and while I have nothing against these people personally (In fact I get on very well with most of them) I do not think its fair that they are getting a chance that so many others are denied (for whatever reasons) and then throwing it all away.
But to defend those who are "pissing it away" – you have a great deal of motivation and determination, Darragh. That and I’m pretty sure your brain is wired differently than the rest of us :)… In a good way, I swear![/quote:87c1a98429]
Listen I am no different to anyone else in that way- I do not have a special implant in my brain that says ‘go get em tiger!’ :P . If you think I am determined then the only reason for it is because I have come to the stark realisation of whats waiting out there in the world when I leave college. There is just so much competition out there and so many people vying for jobs, and its getting harder all the time. Even more so with the games development. The recent visit of the panel of Irish game development figureheads to the college was gave more than enough confirmation of this.
My point is, there’s a lot of distractions out there for someone going through college for the first time, living away from home (and any parental pressure to perform), going out a lot, whatever.[/quote:87c1a98429]
True, and there is nothing wrong with such things. In fact it would be a sad case if all you did was just work or study. I always try to get out at the weekend and will always spare time to go see the girlfriend whenever she wants to meet up. I also have an impending driving test to worry about as well. I wouldn’t consider these distractions as such, they are a part of life and there’s more to life than just work. The only problem some people have is finding a balance between all these things. Too much of anything is a bad thing..
This doesn’t apply to me, but there are some who jumped on the course simply because the word "games" was in the title, and they thought it’d be a laugh. Some of them will go on to other courses, when they realise this discipline isn’t for them. For now though, they’re just going to enjoy the roid. [/quote:87c1a98429]
Yeah its always going to be a problem with a course such as this. Its a pity because these people probably could have been doing something else which they would have enjoyed more and been better at. Also I think that maybe somewhere out there, there were people who did not get onto the course and who would have done brilliant at it. I think everyone is good at something and they deserve to have a shot at that. Sometimes though, people find it hard to realise just what this ‘thing’ is.. But hey, thats life- and people do make mistakes believe it or not.
And as for those that are genuinely struggling (*cough*), it boils down to the fact that the academic side of it just comes easier to some than it does to others. (And I’ll accept no disputing of that basic fact, none of this "we’re all instanciated equally by the great programmer-God in the sky" crap!)[/quote:87c1a98429]
While I won’t dispute that some things come easier to certain people than others, I’ll never accept the fact that certain people are just ‘born’ good at things and were ‘born’ to do a certain job- thats complete and utter bulls**t if you will pardon my French! If someone is successful and is good at what they do its purely down to the fact that they worked hard at it and tried their best. Like one of my old school teachers once said- ‘if you throw enough mud at the wall it will stick eventually’. For some people this process takes longer, but I think everyone has the ability to do what they want- if they try hard enough at it that is.
Btw, you’re anything but lazy ;)[/quote:87c1a98429]
I should hope not, lest I fly off on one of my ‘world-famous’ rants again! :wink: Just kidding! :lol: Now I think its time this thread got back on topic. Its gone a bit by the wayside, which is mainly of my own doing. Sorry!