Here we are two weeks into Destiny's release life and what a life it is. Love it, hate it, or love to hate it, everybody seems to have an opinion. The strengths of the game have been highlighted and its flaws categorized, dissected, and shrilly screamed from the virtual rooftops. I have no intention of adding to either side of that debate in any substantive way. What I do want to offer is a little perspective. I woke up this morning in my bed, where coincidentally, I had been sleeping knowing I was safe from assault, -blam!-, and most other forms of bodily badness. I had a healthy breakfast with my daughter and we set about our day surrounded by light, electric noise, and the rest of the environs of our small but comfortable house. I fired up my laptop and read the day's news, as I do most mornings. Once I had finished that, I hopped over to the Bungie forums to have a look at what was new. Wow. I have been a fan of Bungie since I got into console gaming when Halo 2 dropped and I have in the past bragged about the community of gamers and our vibrant, exciting community. I must admit I have been really disappointed in online communities as a whole over the last several years. Once upon a time most of us here in the forums knew how to be respectful to other posters, even when we disagreed with them. I see that is now as out of fashion as bell bottom jeans are. When did we as a community become so vitriolic, mean, and small? I have been really bothered by this sea change in our online discourse. So...here is the perspective. No one in the forums has been beheaded by Destiny like some folk in the real world from OK to Syria have been. Destiny has not given anyone pancreatic cancer, to kill them in six months. Destiny did not fire anyone from their job, deny them SS benefits, or have an affair and then leave them. Destiny did not kidnap anyone's children to use them as sex slaves. Destiny did not cause a car wreck, an angry boss, or a sick child. In fact, all Destiny has done is be a video game which has sold hundreds of thousands of copies in the first two weeks. Bungie is not ISIS, ISIL, Al Queda, the Weatherman, the Black Panthers, or your local support group. They are a for profit company who develop intellectual properties for sale for the purposes of making money. Whatever else they are they are that first. If you hate Destiny, fine. If you want to share your thoughts with the larger world, that too your inalienable right. Same goes if you think Destiny is the best thing since sliced bread. Personally, I do not care if Destiny hops out of my Xbone, craps on my floor, and smacks me in the face, I am still incredibly fortunate to be in my position. In a world in which so many are not physically safe, to say nothing of having enough to eat or wear, I sit and play a beautiful game on a 50 inch plasma TV, on a $400.00 game system, chatting electronically with my friends from around the world from the comfort of my comfy sofa. Who's got it better than us? Statistically, very few in the world. Perspective folks. It is a bloody game, that is all that it is. Love it, hate it, it does not matter but please can't we be a little bit kinder to each other and ourselves?