Comments on: Joke In a Bush Is Better Than Two In the Hand http://www.gameproducer.net/2009/11/27/joke-in-a-bush-is-better-than-two-in-the-hand/ I bake games. Indie style. Thu, 16 May 2013 13:23:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dexter Kofa http://www.gameproducer.net/2009/11/27/joke-in-a-bush-is-better-than-two-in-the-hand/comment-page-1/#comment-137861 Dexter Kofa Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:57:19 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=3865#comment-137861 Lumooja, I 100% agree with. When people say “I’m offended” I just tell them “I’m Dexter” :-) (can't even spell my own name right.) Lumooja, I 100% agree with. When people say “I’m offended” I just tell them “I’m Dexter” :-)
(can’t even spell my own name right.)

]]> By: Dexter Kofa http://www.gameproducer.net/2009/11/27/joke-in-a-bush-is-better-than-two-in-the-hand/comment-page-1/#comment-137860 Dexter Kofa Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:55:36 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=3865#comment-137860 Lumooja, I 100% agree with. When people say "I'm offended" I just tell them "I'm Dexer" :-) Lumooja, I 100% agree with. When people say “I’m offended” I just tell them “I’m Dexer” :-)

]]> By: Lumooja http://www.gameproducer.net/2009/11/27/joke-in-a-bush-is-better-than-two-in-the-hand/comment-page-1/#comment-137858 Lumooja Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:41:50 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=3865#comment-137858 Getting offended is an interesting issue. I think most people can get offended by things which are not logical. For example, if some completely stranger tries to offend you, it's for me theoretically impossible that he can actually offend you, since he doesn't know anything about you. So all he claims, is just a random guess or opinion. He might say: You look stupid. If I really look stupid, then it's not a offense, but a fact. I don't get offended by that. If I don't look stupid, then he is wrong, or he has a very bad visual recognition skill. Not getting offended by thinking logical is in at least for me caused by analytic thinking. Usually I analyze every word which is said, I guess that comes from C/C++ programming where you can't make mistakes, and every word has to be correct :) Getting offended is an interesting issue. I think most people can get offended by things which are not logical.

For example, if some completely stranger tries to offend you, it’s for me theoretically impossible that he can actually offend you, since he doesn’t know anything about you. So all he claims, is just a random guess or opinion.
He might say: You look stupid. If I really look stupid, then it’s not a offense, but a fact. I don’t get offended by that. If I don’t look stupid, then he is wrong, or he has a very bad visual recognition skill.

Not getting offended by thinking logical is in at least for me caused by analytic thinking. Usually I analyze every word which is said, I guess that comes from C/C++ programming where you can’t make mistakes, and every word has to be correct :)

]]> By: Wessel http://www.gameproducer.net/2009/11/27/joke-in-a-bush-is-better-than-two-in-the-hand/comment-page-1/#comment-137857 Wessel Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:04:01 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=3865#comment-137857 I consider people who are easily offended to be whiners. Learn to take a joke, and maybe then you will realize you're not the center of the universe. This allows for people to be much more critical both to their own work and that of others, resulting in a much higher quality of the end product. And really, faking everyone likes everyone really doesn't do people good, it only means people will be talking gossip about each other all over the place. I consider people who are easily offended to be whiners. Learn to take a joke, and maybe then you will realize you’re not the center of the universe. This allows for people to be much more critical both to their own work and that of others, resulting in a much higher quality of the end product. And really, faking everyone likes everyone really doesn’t do people good, it only means people will be talking gossip about each other all over the place.

]]> By: hermitC http://www.gameproducer.net/2009/11/27/joke-in-a-bush-is-better-than-two-in-the-hand/comment-page-1/#comment-137851 hermitC Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:31:03 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=3865#comment-137851 In my opinion it's the same trade-off as in vertical vs. horizontal marketing. Either you please everyone but only on a shallow base or be rude and stay only with the like-minded. I think a good solution is to keep the broadcast more conservative and keep the 'dangerous' jokes specialized to each person via direct contact. Finally it's pure trial and error but also very interesting. In my opinion it’s the same trade-off as in vertical vs. horizontal marketing. Either you please everyone but only on a shallow base or be rude and stay only with the like-minded.
I think a good solution is to keep the broadcast more conservative and keep the ‘dangerous’ jokes specialized to each person via direct contact.
Finally it’s pure trial and error but also very interesting.

]]> By: Tobias Scheuer http://www.gameproducer.net/2009/11/27/joke-in-a-bush-is-better-than-two-in-the-hand/comment-page-1/#comment-137849 Tobias Scheuer Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:09:27 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=3865#comment-137849 Absolutely right. It starts with different taste about many things, then you get all the language related possibilities for misunderstandings if you try to joke with people from foreign countries. It's difficult enough to make a good joke in your mother tongue, and almost impossible to get it right in a foreign language. So be careful about what you joke about if you're in company with people you don't know very well. Absolutely right. It starts with different taste about many things, then you get all the language related possibilities for misunderstandings if you try to joke with people from foreign countries. It’s difficult enough to make a good joke in your mother tongue, and almost impossible to get it right in a foreign language.
So be careful about what you joke about if you’re in company with people you don’t know very well.

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