philosophical implications of playing DDR

penguin334 · Trick Member Joined: 09 Aug 2002

Axiomatic verdacity!!!! [axiomatic party]

AK (Vanilla x Mint Mix) · Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 3:53 pm Post subject:

Let's throw an axiomatic party! YEAH!

'Ivan · Trick Member Joined: 01 Aug 2004 Location: Thailand

This entire thread = axiomatic stupidity (

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Wow, Mireille's really mad . . . at something . . .
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penguin334 · Trick Member Joined: 09 Aug 2002

AK (Vanilla x Mint Mix) · Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 4:06 pm Post subject:

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mtwieg · Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 4:15 pm Post subject:

gee, seeing as you are all frickin enlightened, don't you think there are more relevant things to dwell on than an arcade game?

AK (Vanilla x Mint Mix) · Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 4:19 pm Post subject:

penguin334 · Trick Member Joined: 09 Aug 2002

Axiomatic party! Who can say it backwards? I can!

Ytrap citamoixa!

Axiomatic party at my house! All who are axiomatic enough are invited! Free helium!

AK (Vanilla x Mint Mix) · Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 4:45 pm Post subject:

I am so there! Axiomania! Yeah!

penguin334 · Trick Member Joined: 09 Aug 2002

If enough people come, we can throw KY wrestling matches! And set helium balloons on fire!

Spike · Administrator Joined: 17 Jan 2002 Location: Denver

Hey guys, keep it on topic or don't post.

To the OP:

First off, if you're going to talk about anything that's "deep" then you should go in to as much detail as possible. Saying "I think that the way we look at the game is flawed" says nothing about what you're wanting to say.

"I think the sky is descriptive." That's great. How? Why?

Redfox · Trick Member Joined: 27 Mar 2004 Location: The MW

!!!! · Trick Member Joined: 28 Sep 2003 Location: in a haus lolo!

I understand what you're trying to say, but, I agree with Spike in how it seems like you're throwing around "big" words to try and impress people, and it's not working.

You see, the view of man as DDR player is drastically different from man as man.

That's not true at all. I don't see people any different because I play DDR. Even if it was taken seriously enough to be considered a lifestyle, DDR doesn't affect the brain the same way. If you don't want to talk to someone because they're a "dick n00b who can't pass PSMO", that's your own ignorance. It has nothing to do with DDR.

One cannot conclude anything other than the fact that there is an inherent flaw in our view of playing DDR.

Wrong again. As Spike said, there are plenty of people who play for fun and don't shape their mental conditioning around the game. I don't scream or jump up and down when I get blackflags or throw/break things if I get an NC. While some people may act like that, it more than likely has nothing to do with the game itself, rather; a personality trait of their own.

AK (Vanilla x Mint Mix) · Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 7:24 pm Post subject:

There is someone in this thread named Spike?

!!!! · Trick Member Joined: 28 Sep 2003 Location: in a haus lolo!

The admin whose name is written in Hebrew (two posts above me). His internet handle is Spike, or, it used to be.

inzumaland1 · Basic Member Joined: 29 Jan 2005

Thanks for all of the constructive support, and for those who feel it is important to analyze one phrase that I have used repeatedly and try to derail the stimulating brainstorming and flow of ideas that is occurring within this thread, I pity you because this material is obviously way beyond your comprehension.

Now, with that said, we know the following to be true:

1. Not ALL people who play DDR view it as an absolute necessity. I think this is quite obvious, and for you to assume that I did not assume this already is counterproductive to the direction that I am trying to take this discussion. No need to dwell on the fact that YOU individually do not find it a necessity, but there are those, in general, who do, and that is the focus of my discussion.

2. If we can deduce that our view of playing DDR is not in any way flawed, then we have a problem. Because you see, on the one hand, there are those who will try to debunk my statements with individual examples that do not hold for all of the population. On the other hand, there are those that see the implied truth that comes with playing DDR; and these are the ones that understand that the conflicting views of our society is in question.

3. The struggle between mysticism and personality is apparent. And this is not on an individual basis. This is a wholistic view of society. Society's personality drives us to achieve, and this becomes one outlet. Society's personality is what creates the necessity, though it does not exist in all people, it has at one point or another existed. This we cannot deny.

4. Now truth is not absolute. It is quite obvious that there are individual truths that can be benign, but we don't want to focus on these. And that is where the inherent flaws lie; the fact that we, as people, are unwilling to focus on the relativity of truth. Rather than looking for the objective truth, we must look among all of society, and extract the truth that exists in both organic and inorganic material. The fact is that we cannot do this until we realize this inherent flaw. This ties in to the "axiomatic verdacity" that was mentioned in a previous post.

5. Knowing these 4 things, it is clear that there is a contradiction. Now you might ask yourself, how can they all be true? Well, it's actually quite simple. The inherent flaw that exists in the way we view playing DDR is the core subject of this contradiction.

Now I urge constructive discussion on this matter. But, if you have nothing useful to add, please don't bother at all.