No Console-ation...

whenever a next generation video game system launches, hundreds of thousands of children are made happy while millions are left sad and disappointed. i used to join in the craziness but in my old age i have learned that first generation anythings kinda suck, so it's best to wait a few weeks/months until the next inventory is released with less bugs. but i'm not here to give informed consumer advice, i'm here to talk about greed. i enjoy new shiny things just as much as the next person, some people just take things too far...

1. some people in putnam, connecticut were shot and mugged while waiting in line outside of a wal-mart to buy a ps3. i'm angry at both sides. the muggers for obvious reasons and the victims for not doing the smart thing.

2. there have been reports of people getting trampled during store openings. trampling? really?! i cannot comeprehend what drives a person to literally walk on and crush another being while not giving a damn. people make me sick sometimes.

3. there's a listing on ebay for somebody selling their place in line outside of a target. he was sitting there for 30 hours. as of the store openings this morning, he didn't have any takers. go figure.

4. a ps3 60GB system just sold for $6,100. i don't question why somebody would want to flip the purchase, but why would anybody pay 10 times the face value for it? kids are impulsive and lack the patience, but they're not the ones footing the bill, some spineless parent is paying 6 grand for their child's love.

And if one day of technological insanity a year isn't enough, the nintendo wii launches on the 19th, just two days from now. let's hope things turn out better next time. actually, you can hope, i'll just weep.

end rant.