Rich people bother me. (PSP related)

[Anthony1]

Man, I just got back from a GameCrazy. This little 14 year old kid was in there with his dad, and he was getting a PSP.

Daddy was getting him one.


The little spoiled azz kid! Damn, I never got stuff like that when I was that age. Shit, I didn't get crap.

Kids these days just getting freaking $300 portable game systems, like it's no big thing.


All I know is that 14 year old kid better be getting straight A's or something, because that is way too expensive of a toy to be buying some brat kid.


I'm just pissed cause I can't really afford to get a PSP right now.

[shvnsth]

ok

[AFGiant]

I can't really afford one either. I will hopefully be getting a DS or a 20 gig iPod for my birthday, or maybe I'll have to wait for Christmas. I'm 15 years old, and yes, I do get straight A's. And I work damn hard for them too, dammit. Not everyone is a spoiled little brat.

[MegaDrive20XX]

$200 is my limit when it comes to systems brand new

but a majority of the time, I will not budge until it's $150 or $99

[Anthony1]

I can't really afford one either. I will hopefully be getting a DS or a 20 gig iPod for my birthday, or maybe I'll have to wait for Christmas. I'm 15 years old, and yes, I do get straight A's. And I work damn hard for them too, dammit. Not everyone is a spoiled little brat.


Hey, if you are getting straight A's, then much love. I have respect for that. All I can say is keep it up. I can remember that when I was in high school, when I was a Freshman and Sophmore, I also got very good grades, nothing buy A's and B's, but then when I was a Junior, I got caught up in the game of "trying to be popular" and "trying to be down with the "in" click". So I started going to parties, drinking alcohol, skipping class, smoking weed, etc, etc, etc. Well, I did graduate from High School, but my Junior and Senior year I got terrible grades and I didn't end up getting good enough grades to go to a major University.


So the moral of the story is, keep getting the straight A's man. I'm serious. Keep with it. All the way through graduation. Get your ass in a kick ass 4 year real deal university, and get yourself a degree.

Forget the partying, and the girls and the "in" crowd and all that crap, and get good grades and get yourself into a decent University.

[Daria]

...maybe it's his birthday? I mean geez. Let the kid enjoy his games.

[sirgeoph]

Maybe an uncle died and left the kid some cash. or maybe the kid won some sort of contest. or maybe who gives a shit because you dont know everyone's story.

[Anthony1]

Look, who knows, but if you saw this kid, and you saw his dad, then you would be assuming the same thing I am.


Simply a rich dad, buying a rich kid anthing he wants.


of course I could be totally wrong, but I'm sticking to my guns. I would be shocked if I was mistaken the way both of them were acting. It's hard to explain, but sometimes you can learn a ton just by watching somebody for a minute.

[AFGiant]

I can't really afford one either. I will hopefully be getting a DS or a 20 gig iPod for my birthday, or maybe I'll have to wait for Christmas. I'm 15 years old, and yes, I do get straight A's. And I work damn hard for them too, dammit. Not everyone is a spoiled little brat.


Hey, if you are getting straight A's, then much love. I have respect for that. All I can say is keep it up. I can remember that when I was in high school, when I was a Freshman and Sophmore, I also got very good grades, nothing buy A's and B's, but then when I was a Junior, I got caught up in the game of "trying to be popular" and "trying to be down with the "in" click". So I started going to parties, drinking alcohol, skipping class, smoking weed, etc, etc, etc. Well, I did graduate from High School, but my Junior and Senior year I got terrible grades and I didn't end up getting good enough grades to go to a major University.


So the moral of the story is, keep getting the straight A's man. I'm serious. Keep with it. All the way through graduation. Get your ass in a kick ass 4 year real deal university, and get yourself a degree.

Forget the partying, and the girls and the "in" crowd and all that crap, and get good grades and get yourself into a decent University.

Great, that's seriously advice. I mean it. By straight A's, I mean I have a 99.7 average. I am in all honors courses and am getting college credits by taking AP classes. I'm on track to finish high school with almost an entire semester of college finished. I usually do about 4 hours minimum of homework a day, and can exceed that on the weekends. Average amount of sleep per night is about 6 hours. Fun fun fun. But yeah, I'll stick it out.

And also, I entirely agree with you that non-deserving spoiled children should not get expensive things which they just don't need. Friends of the family have a couple of children, 5 and 6 years old, getting $300 digital cameras for Christmas, when I was wanting one for a long time (I eventually got a good digital camera, mind you, but I understand your feeling.) My point is that you just jumped to the conclusion that a 14 year old was getting a PSP and his dad was buying it. Not everyone who gets stuff doesn't deserve it, and that kid might have. Who knows.

[tholly]

Man, I just got back from a GameCrazy. This little 14 year old kid was in there with his dad, and he was getting a PSP.

Daddy was getting him one.


The little spoiled azz kid! Damn, I never got stuff like that when I was that age. Shit, I didn't get crap.

Kids these days just getting freaking $300 portable game systems, like it's no big thing.


All I know is that 14 year old kid better be getting straight A's or something, because that is way too expensive of a toy to be buying some brat kid.


I'm just pissed cause I can't really afford to get a PSP right now.


now suppose that kid is a genius and is already half way through a major university and intends to take the PSP apart and try to do some genius engineering thing for a thesis paper.....is he still a brat that daddy is buying something for?

or....maybe the kid saved his money and his dad is into games too and they are splitting the cost and sharing a new system ... $150 isnt bad to pay for a new system and now two game loves in one house have the newest hottest system

or....i can go on and on...but, you shouldnt judge people you dont really really know

[Lemmy Kilmister]

Forget the partying, and the girls and the "in" crowd and all that crap, and get good grades and get yourself into a decent University.

I agree with you for the most part and good grades are the key to getting in a good college, but no girls? Kid going to go nuts.

As for the topic of kids getting expense system bought for them. So what? I recieved a Saturn on my 12 birthday and they were going for 350 to 400 dollars at the time. Is my family rich? No. I'm I spoiled? No.

[NeoSNightmarE]

ive seen kids who parents buy them like 20 xbox games at a time around me in boca raton. its sickening. and i mod xboxes on the side. and ive had kids shell out 600 bucks on like a 400GB hdd and the best chip and everything else. but in that case, cash is cash i guess.

[Jasoco]

I can afford one right now, but I most likely, about 80%, will not be getting one on Friday. If I did, it would be with Lumines. But I would much rather wait for a price drop.

Someone better help me from buying it. Damn please stop me.

Just keep telling yourself, Jasoco. Wait for it to drop in price. Wait for it to drop in price.

Fortunately I'm off tomorrow. If I'm lucky, my store will sell out and won't get it back in for a while. @_@

[FurinkanianFrood]

Forget the partying, and the girls and the "in" crowd and all that crap, and get good grades and get yourself into a decent University.


I didn't have to forget about those things, they forgot about me. And I still didn't get good grades. I managed a low B average despite about 2/3 attendence in high school, but I was able to skid by on intelligence. Most kids who are as miserable as I was don't fare so well I would think.

Forgetting that stuff doesn't lead to good grades necessarily, some people don't test well for instance.

Good grades are nice and all, but they don't really mean anything other than the kid is doing schoolwork and tests well.

I got into an OK college anyway, but it upsets me that grades are considered by some to be a measure of intelligence (though I got better grades in college).



I'm just pissed cause I can't really afford to get a PSP right now.


Why do you want one? It doesn't exactly have any games worth a @#$%.
I doubt that it ever will. If you had the money youd be better off with a PCE GT or something. Both have bad battery life, but the GT has games.



...maybe it's his birthday? I mean geez. Let the kid enjoy his games.


Very funny... Like hell if I ever got anything that expensive for my birthday. If the kid's parents can afford to buy him that for his birthday, they have too much money to throw around. Other kids don't even have enough to eat on their birthday, let alone stupid yuppie gadgets.

[boatofcar]

Forget the partying, and the girls and the "in" crowd and all that crap, and get good grades and get yourself into a decent University.

I agree with you for the most part and good grades are the key to getting in a good college, but no girls? Kid going to go nuts.


Seriously, don't forget the girls (if you're batting from that side of the plate). I went to a great university, got great grades, and now have a great carreer. I still had a great time and had some great experiences with the opposite sex.

[hezeuschrist]

Look, who knows, but if you saw this kid, and you saw his dad, then you would be assuming the same thing I am.


Simply a rich dad, buying a rich kid anthing he wants.


of course I could be totally wrong, but I'm sticking to my guns. I would be shocked if I was mistaken the way both of them were acting. It's hard to explain, but sometimes you can learn a ton just by watching somebody for a minute.

Jesus.

If I make as much money as I plan to be making (http://www.fbijobs.com/) by the time I have children, you're damn right I'm going to spoil them. My parents worked hard as hell to get me a good education and it's (hopefully) landed me one hell of a job. They wanted the best for me and I want the best for any children I intend to have.

Absolutely nothing wrong with a parent buying something for his kid, "just because."

[Queen Of The Felines]

Think of it this way...IF this kid really is a "spoiled little rich brat" then he's going to get a seriously rude awakening when he joins the real world.

Kristine

[sirgeoph]

Think of it this way...IF this kid really is a "spoiled little rich brat" then he's going to get a seriously rude awakening when he joins the real world.

Kristine

Good call!

[Anthony1]

As for the topic of kids getting expense system bought for them. So what? I recieved a Saturn on my 12 birthday and they were going for 350 to 400 dollars at the time. Is my family rich? No. I'm I spoiled? No.


Yeah, but that's a home system. A home system is different to me than a portable. Portables are made to be broken. $300 is alot of money to sink into something that is likely to have scratches on it, and be dropped, etc, etc.

[drwily008]

Anthony1, what if he is like Doogie Howser and he all ready has a PHD in medicine and is buying it for his hardworking Dad? Did you ever think of that angle...HUH? LOL

Seriously though when I was 7 or 8, I saved up all my money for a year (doing chores, good grades, birthday $ from Grandma, etc..) and I bought, with my own money a NES with Metroid, Super Mario Bros., and Castlevania. I continued doing that my whole life w the SNES, GENESIS, Turbo DUO, SEGA CD, and so on and so on..........

[hezeuschrist]

I think it's really funny that you're as jealous as you are of a 14 year old for having more video games than you do.

[FurinkanianFrood]

Seriously, don't forget the girls (if you're batting from that side of the plate). I went to a great university, got great grades, and now have a great carreer. I still had a great time and had some great experiences with the opposite sex.


Good for you I guess. Not many are so lucky. For many people life is a living hell. I wouldn't ask anyone to give up girls. That would be insane. I guess you'll never know what reality is until you get laid off someday.



Jesus.

If I make as much money as I plan to be making by the time I have children, you're damn right I'm going to spoil them. My parents worked hard as hell to get me a good education and it's (hopefully) landed me one hell of a job. They wanted the best for me and I want the best for any children I intend to have.


A good education doesn't guarantee a job of any kind. I thought the same way until I had to enter the real world.

Plans are nice, but are largely useless in reality. If you plan to make a lot of money, good freakin' luck.

I though that I would make good money too.... Hope you or your parents know people..... lord knows I don't.



Absolutely nothing wrong with a parent buying something for his kid, "just because."


Not if they want the kid to be devoured by reality when the kid finishes school.

I don't have money or good luck with relationships. People bought me things they couldn't afford when I was a kid. Now I'm teetering on the brink of sanity.

I struggled to do well in college and now I'm.... still lower middlle class.

People who make a lot of money don't necessarily work hard for it. Most are just lucky. It doesn't mean that they should be trashed for this, but if they understodd what it is like to worry about food and housing they woudln't buy their kid a @#$% PSP on a whim.

If it's the kid's birthday then it's not quite as bad.

I saw my parents work way more than anyone should have to, and after finishing college I don't make much more than they do. The world economy is run by inhuman tools in suits.

I'm lucky enough to have healthcare, let alone Sony yuppie crap.

Remember how others live.



I think it's really funny that you're as jealous as you are of a 14 year old for having more video games than you do.


Most of us have more games than that kid I would think. I'll admit I have some really expensive stuff (NeoGeo AES for instance), but I don't recommend spoiling kids like that. I didn't have many games until I was like 21 or so.

Point taken. It bothers me more when a parent buys GTA for an 8 year old. Not that I think it actually messes kids minds up, it's just inappropriate.

[Kroogah]

Ho-lee shit.

OK, unless one of you can gimme a reason to keep this open, I'm tempted to lock this train wreck.

[drwily008]

Lock it up, fights are a brewin' Pa.

[GarrettCRW]

Think of it this way...IF this kid really is a "spoiled little rich brat" then he's going to get a seriously rude awakening when he joins the real world.

Kristine

Well, unless he's a member of a certain family with noted ties to both the Nazis and the Republicans, he won't get that rude awakening. ;)

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[Funkenstein]

Lock it, and then unlock it, and then lock it again. Lock+1.

[Kroogah]

OK, I saw the word "Nazi". That kills it. Or should I say "Terminates". LOL I KILL ME. IT'S NOT A TOOMAH.

*Lock, insert Barrett Strong joke here*

[Kroogah]

*unlock*

*lock +1*