Charlie + Acid = Greenman

Jeff Green nails how I feel about games and competition in his article on Green Pixels. His final paragraph is pitch-perfect:

In any case, this is why I have adopted the "I suck at games" stance. It's an all-purpose defense mechanism that usually succeeds in bewildering and disarming anyone attempting to flame me or engage me in some kind of online pissing match. Yes, you're right, I suck. And now what? It's my own little political statement on the subject of videogaming. Calm down. Lighten up. Remind yourself why you're doing this in the first place. If you find yourself yelling into a mic or typing profanities on your keyboard or throwing your controller across the room, then I humbly submit that that might be a good sign you need to step away for awhile. If your ego is so invested in something as frivolous as video gaming, then I humbly submit that you have lost your way in life. Because there actually is something worse than not winning at video games. And that's not playing them at all.

I know I have a friend with "anger issues." I don't understand why he gets so upset (and so easily!) -- this is supposed to be fun! So you didn't win that round. Maybe there's someone better than you. Who cares? I'm more in it for the ride and the experience (you know, fun?). Winning? Not so much. Granted, it's not fun to keep losing all the time either, but that's probably when you should concentrate your energy elsewhere.