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Edited by OldboyVicious:
10/16/2015 10:04:03 PM
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You do realize that hunters titans and warlocks can be human, right? Those are classes not races.
I get what you're saying though. Why would real people identify as being something that they aren't?
The answer: laziness.
"What class do you play as?"
"I play as a hunter."
"What are you?"
"I'm a hunter."
The second conversation, while not necessarily being accurate, (unless you're Ted Nugent... then you can say with full confidence and accuracy that you are a hunter) is just plain easier to say.
When in a situation between people who have a mutually understood context, it is common for people to circumvent proper syntax because further clarification is unecessary.
Example: (asked of a Destiny fireteam member)
"What are you?"
"Well there are several ways to define what I am. By species, I am a human. By trade, I am an accountant. I'm also a father and husband."
"No I mean what do you play?"
"Oh, I'm sorry I didn't know what specific context you were referring to. I play Destiny, GTA 5, The Witcher 3, Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit, Angry Birds...'
"That's not what I meant."
"Oh I see... well, I play piano."
And so on and so forth. That just seems silly now.
When we are logged in to Destiny, or on a Destiny forum, we share a mutually understood context. The context is a fantasy space magic video game. So when someone says "What are you?" the answer is given within that context based on assumptions about what the most pertinent answer is in a given situation.
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Perfect. Bonus perfect for Ted Nugent. Bravo!
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:'c I love you
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[quote]You do realize that hunters titans and warlocks can be human, right? Those are classes not races. I get what you're saying though. Why would real people identify as being something that they aren't? The answer: laziness. "What class do you play as?" "I play as a hunter." "What are you?" "I'm a hunter." The second conversation, while not necessarily being accurate, (unless you're Ted Nugent... then you can say with full confidence and accuracy that you are a hunter) is just plain easier to say. When in a situation between people who have a mutually understood context, it is common for people to circumvent proper syntax because further clarification is unecessary. Example: (asked of a Destiny fireteam member) "What are you?" "Well there are several ways to define what I am. By species, I am a human. By trade, I am an accountant. I'm also a father and husband." "No I mean what do you play?" "Oh, I'm sorry I didn't know what specific context you were referring to. I play Destiny, GTA 5, The Witcher 3, Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit, Angry Birds...' "That's not what I meant." "Oh I see... well, I play piano." And so on and so forth. That just seems silly now. When we are logged in to Destiny, or on a Destiny forum, we share a mutually understood context. The context is a fantasy space magic video game. So when someone says "What are you?" the answer is given within that context based on assumptions about what the most pertinent answer is in a given situation.[/quote]
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Oh, I play violin.
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This guy gets it!
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That was beautiful... Just beautiful...
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#Rekt
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Huh. I don't think so.
