Comments on: The Net Is Turning Female

By: Johanna

Johanna — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:09:03 +0000

Ha! Same in my family! I bet readers could have guessed that though.

It would be interesting to know how much of that time is multi-tasking – I’m usually doing more than just netting when I’m on, like also listening to music or watching TV.

By: El Santo

El Santo — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:17:50 +0000

Heck, as a member of the male demographic I know my wife tends to spend more time on the computer than me (although she’ll never admit it). I’m guessing Twitter, Facebook, and LiveJournal are the big x-factors here.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:38:54 +0000

It’s typical of any interest group formed by those who feel left out in other ways. They’re so happy to find others like them that they become very exclusive to “outsiders”.

By: Thad

Thad — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:27:33 +0000

Yeah, gotta love the “HARDCORE GAMER” types. Because, you know, Super Mario Bros is for newbs.

Actually had an argument in a GamePolitics comments thread a few weeks back where somebody described the traditional gamers as “mainstream”. I tried to explain the definition of “mainstream” to him several times but I’m not sure it took.

It’s really all the same partisan bickering I was sick of at the age of 9 when it was SNES versus Genesis. I can’t begin to understand the attitude that people aren’t allowed to like Mass Effect AND Super Mario Galaxy.

By: Thom

Thom — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:27:04 +0000

This is scary…will it it turn male users gay when the net is more populated by female users? ;)