Everything is Amazing

Today, I made the mistake of reading comments on a news article.  Yes, I know.  I shouldn't even BOTHER reading comments on any news article or YouTube video.  Every time I read these things, the internet troll in me comes out and I reply.  Of course, my comments speak the truth (or at least my honest opinion) in these situations but still.  I can't stop myself; it's a guilty pleasure.

So, the article I was looking at today was an article regarding the iFruit app (a free app that is to be a companion for GTA5).  The article talked about how people were upset that they can't get the app if they have an Android phone.  The majority of the posts were whiny people who felt like Rockstar Games (the company that makes the game and the app) owed them something.  Some of them were even demanding refunds of the game over this free app.  If you read my first post here, you kind of get a general idea of how I feel regarding people who feel this sort of entitlement.  If you don't know, watch this video of my favorite living comedian to get a general idea of what I am talking about.

For those who didn't catch what I'm referring to, read this closely: "Everything's amazing and nobody's happy."  We have all of these amazing things in the world yet everybody takes it all for granted.  We have cellphones that allow us to communicate through the air without the use of any sort of wires, we have airplanes that let us travel through the skies like a bird and we have things called the internet which allows us to be complete assholes to other people and share our bullshit opinions about things in a manor that is reminiscent of a child throwing a temper tantrum in text form.  Hell, it allows me to share my bullshit opinions just the same and half of you either don't care to read it or you agree with me.

So where do I draw the parallel here between these consumers and this video?  It's simple, actually.  We are given all of these AMAZING things that we enjoy but people cannot be happy with what they are given.  They want more.  Yes, they paid good money on this product (and I won't comment on how "hard earned" their money was because I get the feeling these are mostly kids and their parents bought it for them, or at least their attitude suggests that) but we got what we were promised.  We were promised a groundbreaking, visually stunning, fun to play game.  As a consumer, I am satisfied and happy with what I paid for.

There was no mention of this, iFruit app prior to release and then suddenly, once this game is out, everyone with a smartphone goes out in search of this app only to find that iPhones are the only ones who get it right now while the Android market has to wait.  It is exactly as I said it; they have to wait.  They weren't told they would not be getting it; they were told they would need to wait.  The company came out and said that they do not have any licensing thing with Apple or anything at all.  The only thing they are doing is actually finishing the product.

But nobody likes to wait.  They want this application NOW.  They don't want to wait another second for this thing that they are getting for free and they are willing to pout and kick and scream until they get it. I could go on all day about technical aspects of the Android OS that could quite possibly be what is causing their problems to get this product released but I can save that for my gaming blog.  This is where I rant.  About things.  About people.  I can sum their 'tudes with the picture to the left here.

Yeah, that's what I imagine them looking like; a child with a puffy look on their face screaming "I want it now!"  Look, guys.  There is this thing called "patience."  Patience is a difficult trait to have.  Trust me, I've been in a few situations in the past where I really just did not want to be patient at all; I wanted that next big thing that would blow my mind.  I have griped and moaned about the maintenance that was being performed on my favorite game's servers, a maintenance that was meant to help the game run better and provide me with a better experience; I wanted to play it now!

This is a damn shitty situation we find ourselves in, knowing that such immature behavior is a norm for our society.  It is widely accepted that you are allowed to complain about something as long as you spent money on it, no matter how much.  Forget the quality of the product you got because it could be the most amazing thing since the invention of peanut butter and jelly; it's about getting what you paid for and getting it right now.

It's surprising more people aren't like the criminals that we get to play as in these Grand Theft Auto games with how they treat such simple things.