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lonelyisletRight now I'm playing final fantasy 6 (I'm on the Veldt hunting for some of Gau's rages - yes, it's boring). With Edgar I'm using Auto Crossbow to kill things, most of the characters have swords and knives
Does this make me likely to commit real world acts of violence? Am I tempted? Does this shape my monkey brain into monkey see monkey do? As much as anyone can know themselves - no
Well, that's not of course a "really violent game". What about Doom? The Columbine shooters played Doom. So have I. But I (and millions of others who played it) don't have an inclination to actually hurt people because of it
It's interesting how much we've collectively invested into reading into how much violent music and video games are responsible for things, while we ignore other signs
Does this make me likely to commit real world acts of violence? Am I tempted? Does this shape my monkey brain into monkey see monkey do? As much as anyone can know themselves - no
Well, that's not of course a "really violent game". What about Doom? The Columbine shooters played Doom. So have I. But I (and millions of others who played it) don't have an inclination to actually hurt people because of it
It's interesting how much we've collectively invested into reading into how much violent music and video games are responsible for things, while we ignore other signs
