E-thug for life holmes.

[Mizango]

I know when I wanted to join a ls in ffxi I had to prove myself by knifin' a bitch and robbin' a store.

Gangsta'.

[Callisto]

I don't think you can really take that news report at face value, I mean they didn't even bother to research the frequency of occurances of people driving to people's houses and beating there asses, or how even how many dawgs have been gotten at

[Mizango]

X gone give it to ya.

[510Meeze]

I don't think you can really take that news report at face value, I mean they didn't even bother to research the frequency of occurances of people driving to people's houses and beating there asses, or how even how many dawgs have been gotten at

I think they know people who play MMOs wouldn't bust a grape in a food fight, so they didn't even bother.

[Callisto]

come say that to my face and see what happens

[510Meeze]

Except you, I didn't know you were from the Chi town burbs, sorry, please forgive me.

[Darus Grey]

I think you're confusing gang mechanics with simply organizing ourselves into teams with team spirit/rivalry, preferential treatment of our co-workers/teammates, and such.

The study was referring to the mechanics of gangs, not simple camaraderie. I'd say the "affects all 3-100 person groups" thing is probably closer to sports team mechanics than gang mechanics.

Actually I believe you have it backwards, you're stuck in a "violent knife a bitch" gang mentality, when the reality of social mechanics is that any gathering of human beings in some form of organization is a "gang"... and the same mechanics apply. Just like anything it exists on a continuum.

I mean...there's countless examples of "teams" who "take it too far"...they're just violent gangs with a different name. "Gang Mechanics" doesn't apply exclusively to violent street gangs.

[Klaatu]

Only pussies roll with a gang. I take on the world ALL BY MYSELF!

[Cadsuane]

What does the study say is similar between the two? If it's just "hay, they both exhibit groupthink psychology commonly found in groups" then yeah, no fucking shit.

[vagus]

Vatos Locos 4 evah!

Ya, there was this korean gang that used to shank people for ingame gold and items in Lineage II at internert palors.

[Ziero]

I think you're confusing gang mechanics with simply organizing ourselves into teams with team spirit/rivalry, preferential treatment of our co-workers/teammates, and such.

The study was referring to the mechanics of gangs, not simple camaraderie. I'd say the "affects all 3-100 person groups" thing is probably closer to sports team mechanics than gang mechanics.

Except the "study" was saying that the link between violent street gangs and MMO guilds is that people from all walks of life gather together to achieve a common goal. They're saying that street gangs and MMO guilds are a like because they let anyone join as long as they want the same thing. Which is just like every other social group, company or team out there.

I don't think you can really take that news report at face value, I mean they didn't even bother to research the frequency of occurances of people driving to people's houses and beating there asses, or how even how many dawgs have been gotten at

You can't even call this news. It's just some scientist looking to get his theory into the limelight by making a radical and semi-baseless claim. It's like it was written by a shock-jock of the science world, just sayin crap to get people all riled up.

[BarthelloSylph]

Sounds like you work with a bunch of pussies. The eastern wing of my office is on fire and is being looted as we speak.

You work for Bank of America?

[Chicomagiko]

Ty Quartz. Fuck all you other bitches.

[Kaylia]

Apparantly a recent study shows that basicly online guilds and offline gangs share pretty much exactly the same mentality and driving forces behind them. Throw your colours up?

http://scitation.aip.org/getabs/serv...cvips&gifs=yes

Any opinions?

It doesn't take a study to show that...it's not really surprising.

[muzen]

well makes sense that it works off the same principal as one another. could argue that they're not exactly the same, but oh well

[Xno Kappa]

What Jeuno zone ya be reppin'?

[muzen]

port jeuno fo life! got to go with the boats lol

[Deftscythe]

Jack Thompson took up psychology?

[Ghost_Wheel22]

Blood in, blood out? In my FFXI? More likely than you think.

[shepardG]

If "Blood In, Blood Out" were a Mid-90's rapper, It's name would be "Sir-Shanks-Alot"