. The best example are movie reviews. People will always argue over whether the critic is stupid or not based on his/her comments. People don''t want to hear about what the movies about [that''s what the trailers are for], they want to hear an opinion.
. So, the critics, and the media in general, give the people want they want [or at least what they think they want], opinions. But, what the media usually fails to realize is that people want to hear more than one opininion. Also, they want to hear an opinion with facts / points to back it up. If you newpaper read articles carefully, you''ll notice that if it''s about a not issue, it will just be a pointless list of criticisms in most cases. [Well, it is in my local newpapers.]
. I know it''s extremely easy to say something is just trash and to never touch it. If you''re repulsed [for lack of a better term] enough, you might never try out an activity to find out what it''s really like. I was like that with the 1st Person Shooters. I couldn''t stand Doom. But one day I played a non-violent game that used it''s engine [not really a mod, more of a "skin".] It''s then I found out why so many people liked it.
. Also, it''s easy to neglect an entire group [of anything] by what you see in it''s most prominent members. This guy probably has seen one too many blood-guts-and-gore games, so believes all games are phantasmorgorific filth. The same applies to just about everything. You have one bad chili, then you won''t eat chili ever again. Have one person from a group of people blast you with words, then you shrink away from everyone in that group, whether they''re nice/nasty or together/alone. It''s just an ennourmous mental hurdle to overcome. Some people learn how to, others don''t.
