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    Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 14 Apr 2013

    So I just find it hilarious the idea that it's an easy road talking about this stuff. Nope. It's an uphill battle.

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      2. Ethan Nichtern‏ @ethannichtern 14 Apr 2013
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        @avantgame I have the same problem convincing people Buddhism isn't some asian fetish - it's a completely relevant 21st century tool.

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 14 Apr 2013
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        @ethannichtern I could have used you in a meeting last week. I was STUNNED by the fierce hostility against even meditation.

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      1. Renee Nejo  💾‏ @Nay_HO 14 Apr 2013
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        @avantgame I just deleted a twitter essay in (supportive) response to your tweet... *sigh. I hear you.

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      1. Kav Latiolais‏ @kavla 14 Apr 2013
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        @avantgame It would be easy if everyone wasn't dedicated to suffering. Healthy eating feels similar...

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      1. Rowan Kaiser‏ @RowanKaiser 14 Apr 2013
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        @avantgame there's a knee-jerk opposition to any idea that something we like might also be something good.

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      1. david van duzer‏ @dvanduzer 14 Apr 2013
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        @avantgame Hard to frame the debate when people confuse "balanced diets are easier than you think" with "just go nuts, it'll be fine!"

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      1. david van duzer‏ @dvanduzer 14 Apr 2013
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        @avantgame Telling fat people that potato chips are healthy is also easy, it just isn't true. Justifying a life spent in WoW isn't the goal.

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      1. Marti Kennedy  🐉 🧙‍♀️ 🇺🇸 🇫🇮 🇩🇪‏ @mamamarti 14 Apr 2013
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        @avantgame It's easier to hate on something you don't like or understand.

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      1. B Rob‏ @LapsedPacifist 14 Apr 2013
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        @avantgame The amount of math I'm voluntarily doing to be moderately successful at Diablo 3 would SHOCK my high school math teachers.

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      1. Albert Säfström‏ @InterWill 14 Apr 2013
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        @avantgame You're doing an awesome job fighting in that uphill battle. It's inspiring. Please don't stop!

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      1. Ethan Nichtern‏ @ethannichtern 14 Apr 2013
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        @avantgame uphill battles are the best kind. :)

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      1. Kait Tremblay‏Verified account @kait_zilla 14 Apr 2013
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        @avantgame So incredibly true. Games are the easy martyr for every woe, despite their (proven) potential for such good.

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      1. Tahira Endean CMP+‏ @TahiraCreates 14 Apr 2013
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        @avantgame - @LCatRandall and I will continue to share the message that (for meetings in our case) games do make it better. uphill is right.

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      1. Randy Newnham‏ @coffeeswiller 14 Apr 2013
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        @avantgame Thanks for tackling that hill, Jane!

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      1. Ethan Nichtern‏ @ethannichtern 14 Apr 2013
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        @avantgame You seem to have a really different (and healthier) relationship to gaming than many people though. So of course it's uphill. :)

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      1. Apex Gamer‏ @ApexGamerShow 14 Apr 2013
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        @avantgame Anytime you discuss gaming with people that don't play them it's an uphill battle. It's a damn shame that people are so blinded.

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