Are video games frivolous spending?

Post by **Ivo** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:20 am

He's most certainly right in the "frivolous" part if I understand the meaning of the word correctly.

I strongly disagree about playing games:
a) being a waste of time.
b) not giving you anything for the time put in.

Post by **Scooter** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:09 am

Your friend is probably one of those jackanapes who can't get past the first level of Space Invaders. In short, he's just jealous so he lashes out at something he can never hope to understand because he's such a tool.

Post by **aaron** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:19 am

you should slash his tires.

Post by **AwesomeMonstar** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:59 am

Quite frankly, your friend sounds like a douchebag to me. What exactly does he do with his hobbies that aren't frivolous?

Post by **aaron** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:44 pm

AwesomeMonstar wrote:Quite frankly, your friend sounds like a douchebag to me. What exactly does he do with his hobbies that aren't frivolous?

he probably saves aluminum cans, cuts coupons, and invests.

Post by **manillaungol** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:48 pm

aaron wrote:
AwesomeMonstar wrote:Quite frankly, your friend sounds like a douchebag to me. What exactly does he do with his hobbies that aren't frivolous?
he probably saves aluminum cans, cuts coupons, and invests.

I do that to buy more games,music and dvds.

Post by **Funk, E** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 1:07 pm

Nice.

Post by **aaron** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 1:30 pm

manillaungol wrote:
aaron wrote:
AwesomeMonstar wrote:Quite frankly, your friend sounds like a douchebag to me. What exactly does he do with his hobbies that aren't frivolous?
he probably saves aluminum cans, cuts coupons, and invests.
I do that to buy more games,music and dvds.

haha me too. thanks, mycokerewards!

Post by **itsamemario** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:00 pm

to me frivolous spending is buying something when you don't even have money for:

- food
- shelter (including utilities like electricity & water)
- health care
- savings for retirement
- the above for people that depend on you for survival (wife/kids/parents)

Post by **lordofduct** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:05 pm

but that's not what it means, and I assume the person the OP is referring to meant what it means: "lacking any seriousness".

It isn't spending when you don't have your necessities, it's spending on something that you don't have any serious necessity for. And as someone stated, what do we spend our money on other then food and shelter that really is "serious"? So the statement the OP's friend said really is moot.