When I read the “In Our Opinion” editorial last week on the PlayStation 2 launch, I knew that the Daily was going to get letters. The fact that the majority of letters in the Oct. 30 edition were about that editorial didn’t surprise me in the least.

But, the more I thought about it, the more I realize just how silly the whole editorial was. Especially here at Iowa State.

For those of you who haven’t really been paying attention (and I wouldn’t blame you if you haven’t), Iowa State is, at it’s heart and core, a science and technology school.

Among those here studying in that field are students studying computer engineering and the like.

A good number of those students are probably going into the field of writing computer programs, and here’s the kicker, video games.

Believe me, there’s more of a need now for video game designers than ever before. With an angry mob nationwide trying to get their hands on a PS2 and with Nintendo and Microsoft releasing their new bad-ass hardware fairly soon, someone’s gotta program the games for them.

So excuse some people if they aren’t a bit excited about obtaining the latest in video game hardware. After all, some of them are only basing their careers and livelihoods on video games.

Plus, I’ve seen the new Playstation and what it’s capable of, and while I’m not of the mindset to buy one as soon as it’s released (even if I could get one), I’m hardly going to blame someone who does.

As far as waiting in line not counting as social interaction goes, I’d like you to flash back to a couple of summers ago. I’m sure a lot of you who wrote that editorial were waiting in line to see “Star Wars: Episode One.”

A lot of those people who were waiting were making the most of it, and a lot of those lines turned into some pretty fun gatherings. When you have a group of people gathered together with the same interests, I think that can pretty much be considered “social interaction.”

So, before you decide to get all high and mighty and tell someone to “get a life,” you might want to take your own advice.

Kevin SullivanResidentAmes