Annoying Gizmodo columnist makes me weep for humanity.

[RNGmaster]

She gets paid to date and reject guys, then whine about how they're too geeky for her? If every woman was like this, us shmuppers would get no action.

At least there was hilarious ownage on Reddit to make up for it.

[Blackbird]

Seems kind of shite to air stuff about this guy's personal relationships out in public view of the internet. Maybe this guy is socially awkward, or maybe this author is really shallow, but in either case, it simply isn't very kind to fling someone's shortcomings in their face just to make a story.

[Udderdude]

I'd give it a 90% chance that they posted that "article" intentionally, knowing how much ire it would draw. Any attention is good attention when page views = $$$ :/

[Blackbird]

I concur. Future readers - don't go to the link. You're just rewarding someone with cash for being a sensationalist jerk.

[xbl0x180]

BWAhHAAHHAhaHAhaaah I think you peeps at shmups.com might get a kick outta this

I feel embarrassed and bad, not because this whiny, self-centred twat got a date with a Magic The Gathering player, but because she also attended UC San Diego (my alma mater) :facepalm:

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/08/my-ok ... ing-player

This story sounds mean. It’s about a girl judging a boy because he’s a nerd (like so many of us!) that she met on OkCupid. But that’s the point: Judging people on shallow stuff is human nature, and the magic and absurdity of online dating is how immediately and directly it throws that into relief. One person’s Magic is another person’s fingernail biting, and no profile in the world is deep enough to account for that.

Australian Editor’s Note: We disagree with the US author of this post, more: Alyssa Bereznak Just Reminded Us That Women Can Be Predators Online Too

Earlier this month, I came home drunk and made an OKCupid profile. What the hell, I thought. I’m busy, I’m single, and everybody’s doing it. Sure, I’d heard horror stories, but what was the worst that could happen?

Two weeks into my online dating experiment, OKCupid had broken me down. It was like the online equivalent to hanging out alone in a dark, date-rapey bar. Every time I signed on, I was hit by a barrage of creepy messages. “Dem gurl u so foine, iwud lik veru much for me nd u to be marry n procreate.” Or “your legs do look strong.” So when I saw an IM from a guy saying, “You should go out with me ” I was relieved. He seemed normal. I gave him my name. “Google away,” I said. Then dinner was ready, and I signed off without remembering to do the same.

We met for a drink later that week. He was thin and tall, dressed in a hedge fund uniform with pale skin and pierced ears. We started talking about normal stuff — family, work, college. I told him my brother was a gamer. And then he casually mentioned that he played Magic: The Gathering when he was younger.

“Actually,” he paused. “I’m the world champion.”

I laughed. Oh that’s a funny joke! I thought. This guy is funny! But the earnest look on his face told me he wasn’t kidding.

I gulped my beer and thought about Magic, that strategic collectible card game involving wizards and spells and other detailed geekery. A long-forgotten fad, like pogs or something. But before I could dig deeper, we had to go. He had bought us tickets for a one-man show based on serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer’s life story. It was not a particularly romantic evening.

The next day I Googled my date and a wealth of information flowed into my browser. A Wikipedia page! Competition videos! Fanboy forums! This guy isn’t just some professional who dabbled in card games at a tender age. He’s widely revered in the game of Magic that he’s been immortalised in his own playing card.

Just like you’re obligated to mention you’re divorced or have a kid in your online profile, shouldn’t someone also be required to disclose any indisputably geeky world championship titles? But maybe it was a long time ago? We met for round two later that week.

At dinner I got straight down to it. Did he still play? “Yes.” Strike one. How often? “I’m preparing for a tournament this weekend.” Strike two. Who did he hang out with? “I’ve met all my best friends through Magic.” Strike three. I smiled and nodded and listened. Eventually I even felt a little bit bad that I didn’t know shit about the game. Here was a guy who had dedicated a good chunk of his life to mastering Magic, on a date with a girl who can barely play Solitaire. This is what happens, I thought, when you lie in your online profile. I was lured on a date thinking I’d met a normal finance guy, only to realise he was a champion dweeb in hedge funder’s clothing.

I later found out that he infiltrated his way into OKCupid dates with at least two other people I sort of know, including one of my co-workers. Mothers, warn your daughters! This could happen to you. You’ll think you’ve found a normal bearded guy with a job, only to end up sharing goat cheese with a world champion of nerds. Maybe I’m an OKCupid arsehole for calling it that way. Maybe I’m shallow for not being able to see past his world title. But if everyone stopped lying in their profiles, maybe there also wouldn’t be quite as many OKCupid horror stories to tell.

So what did I learn? Google the shit out of your next online date. Like, hardcore. Also, for all you world famous nerds out there: Don’t go after two Gawker Media employees and not expect to have a post written about you. We live for this kind of stuff.

You'd think that after such a scathing public commentary, the chick might have the kinds of looks that [might] justify/rationalise such a horrible attitude (but, really, there isn't anything to justify it). But lo and beerhold:



The only thing I got from jersey chore was the term "grenade," and alussa bereznak is an example of it



(merged this post into existing thread /nZ)

[drauch]

Wow. What a bitch.

[Ruldra]

Saw a thread over at GAF about this. Glad to see the article backfired epically on her.

[StarCreator]

Because it's worth repeating:

I'd give it a 90% chance that they posted that "article" intentionally, knowing how much ire it would draw. Any attention is good attention when page views = $$$ :/

And here's a Forbes article written a few days ago to back that point up.

[BryanM]

Pathetic. Lame. Let me fix this up for you.

should preface this by saying this wasn't a blind date, I met this person at the college bookstore. Once I went out with a nice, young gentleman named "Juice." (His name was Justin when I accepted the date.) Juice was a personal trainer and criticized what I ate the whole time we were at dinner as he picked away at his plain grilled chicken and steamed broccoli. When I told him that it was late and that I should be going he said "Sit down, the Juice doesn't leave until he eats all his grilled chicken." and for some reason, I sat back down. (I know....)

On the way out Juice asked me for a kiss goodnight before he bid adieu in his yellow Camaro and I said "sorry, I don't kiss of the first date," to which he responded, "yeah, I figured that." He gets in his car, drives home or wherever and I get a text message an hour later that says "Can't wait to see you again. My mom is going to love you!"

To this day every time I try to leave somewhere early or punk out my friends yell "THE JUICE DOESN'T LEAVE UNTIL HE FINISHES HIS GRILLED CHICKEN!"

I love the creeper messages women get from online dating sites also. I mean, you can say literally the same thing, but there's usually a way to say it that's less creepy. Catastrophic failure is so wonderful.

[xbl0x180]

Because it's worth repeating:

I'd give it a 90% chance that they posted that "article" intentionally, knowing how much ire it would draw. Any attention is good attention when page views = $$$ :/

And here's a Forbes article written a few days ago to back that point up.

Hahah. Baited... pwned

[xbl0x180]

From her own description of the guy, he was well-dressed. She didn't mention he was an antisocial dork or loser living in his parents' basement or that his language and demeanor were awkward and weird, or that he was violent and a psychopath, or anything that would really raise red flags. The bottom line is that she has a problem with the guy's hobby - big enough to post about it in a really public forum. It'd make sense if the guy was a registered sex offender, married, or a deadbeat (as in Operation Cockblock).

Alls one'd have to do with a person, such as alyssa, is switch "Magic, The Gathering" with "SHMUPS!" (or "record collecting," "comic books," "mathletes," etc.) and she'd proceed to describe anyone with that interest as radioactive waste to thousands of readers/viewers. Hence, there's also this "nerd baiting" thing, which comes as a surprise to me since - I dunno - if I was a future employer or even someone wanting to date this chick, this would pop out like a stain that can't be washed off

[Skykid]

[Specineff]

The irony. I wonder if she'll end up being recognized as the girl who "got a date with a nerd and lambasted him for the sake getting hits on her blog". Nice going there, girl. Bet that's going to show guys how normal, likable and worthy of love you are.

[Lordstar]

this was the first ive heard of it. pretty much a breakdown of how i feel about the whole thing.

http://nerdpuddle.com/my-brief-okcupid- ... GH+UGH+UGH

People never cease to surprise me. Usually in a negative way. less so in a positive way.

[Ruldra]

I like this bit in the Forbes article:

So as a freelancer, and as a publisher, you have to ask yourself how much you want to sell your soul in order to bring in page views (...) Alyssa might be getting a fat bonus check at the end of the month, but at the cost of having her name permanently etched into the internet as a shallow, mean human being. Was it worth it?

I wonder how much this will end up affecting her job in the future.

[Ganelon]

That point relates back to how her appearance actually will matter for her future. If Ms. Bereznak were a 9 or higher, then the story shouldn't affect her getting future dates. But now, for the majority of the dating pool (anyone except luddites and those who bond over hating nerdy activities), anyone googling her beforehand will likely get a double whammy.

[DJ Incompetent]

Oh, you're a scientist? You must have autism.
I only date people who watch Jersey Shore.

[Never_Scurred]

I googled this chick and was quite mad, until I realized that all I would be is quite mad at some butterfaced white hipster chick on the internet, and then I wasn't mad anymore.
I'm sure she won't have any shortage of suitors from the Vice-reading, American Apparel-wearing crowd.

[greg]

This is sick. What is society coming to? Reality TV shows feature dicks like this bickering about each other too. It's not like Mr. Magic Guy spent the evening wiping his nose on his sleeve and constantly talking about what types of deodorant work best for him. He wasn't repulsive or creepy. He just has a hobby that normaltards cannot understand. Then she had a second date with him, just to badmouth him again. It wasn't just any Magic player, but the world champion. This is just simply mean-spirited gossip. In the end, I think the joke will be on Plain Jane. I hope her career takes a major hit because of this crap.

Mothers, warn your daughters! This could happen to you. You’ll think you’ve found a normal bearded guy with a job, only to end up sharing goat cheese with a world champion of nerds.

Yes, mothers. Tell your daughters that g eeks are far more likely to remain faithful. They are much better off dating beer guzzling jock rapists. At least jocks are normal.

[xbl0x180]

I've never referred to a chick as a "douchebag," but this time it definitely fits the description

[Specineff]

Omg. I DO WANT SOME TACOS.

I'm so going to impregnate that woman.

[greg]

A blogger on Geek Mom has a good perspective on this.

[BIL]

This topic has been a magical voyage into a world of internet rubbish I'm glad I never knew of. I lololol for humanity!

edit: she looks like a little boy in drag - lmao xmfd!

[Never_Scurred]

This topic has been a magical voyage into a world of internet rubbish I'm glad I never knew of. I lololol for humanity!

edit: she looks like a little boy in drag - lmao xmfd!

She looks like she could give some mean sloppy toppy, though. On behalf of the internet, i'd punish her with my dick, maybe get her pissy drunk since that's pretty easy to do and have a pack of wild, buck niggas from the deep south run a train on her and then upload the footage to xvideos.

[caldwert]

I think a golf clap is in order for that post right there Never Scurred. Awesome.

[Joe T.]

"If Tegan and Sara need some hard dick, hit me up!"

[Never_Scurred]

"If Tegan and Sara need some hard dick, hit me up!"

LMAO...GOAT Tyler response.

[DJ Incompetent]

Does anybody want my "World's Greatest Shmup Player" trophies? I need to give up videogaming and being good at anything because being a dweeb will ruin my marriage. I'm going to take up rapist jock as my new hobby. Chicks are into me!

[doctorx0079]

You know what's almost a little sad? Maybe she thought "Well, I have no career anyway so WTH." Of course it's impossible to say.