Not sure exactly what the message is here. Are you poking fun at people who think that social media and video games are to blame for rampant gun violence? Or are you one of the people who blame social media and video games?
Well, let’s see. The wheels of the wagon, as well as the hooves of the horse (with blinders on) are mired in mud while bullets are flying. My guess is that he’s poking fun in an attempt to make a point. At least I hope that he is.
The biggest problem with trying to link video games to violence is that those with a predisposition to violence also like to play violent video games. When you eliminate those with a predisposition for violence from the studies, it’s virtually impossible to detect aggressive behavior as a result of playing video as normal people can easily distinguish between reality and a game.
they sell the exact same games in other countries; it’s not the games. It is time to title all semi-auto firearms, just like we do machine guns. Our grandparents did it (1934 NFA), and it has worked. The 2020 NFA needs to title assault weapons andhigh capacity semi-auto handguns.
The same people blaming video games for the violence are descendants of those that said youth violence was caused/aided by…..gangster movies in the ’30s….comic books in the ’40s & ’50s…TV westerns in the ’50s & ’60s…rock and roll in the ’50s, ’60s, ’70s & ’80s…rap in the ’90s & ’00s. No children, video games are in no way responsible for these shootings.
A lot of video games are violent and ugly and some folks would say that the scenarios of video games where the player is shooting masses of “opponents” serves as a rehearsal platform. The element I’d like to see addressed is the meme put forward in countless “action movies” since “The Wild Bunch”, that a protagonist, after an escalating cascade of cruelty, is driven to a cathartic escapade of violence that the audience sees as “justified”. “I’ve had all I can stands and I can’t stands no more”, said Popeye the Sailor right before he grabs Brutus. That’s comedy (sort of?) But acting out those fantasies in a society with the easy availability of some of the most lethal weaponry on the planet is a recipe for disaster. I believe we need more restrictions on weapons but until we address the root causes of the “will to do harm” we are only addressing the methods not theproblem itself.
The study I saw referenced found that violent video games, but not violent movies, did increase aggression in the players, but only a tiny bit, far short of inciting them to violence of any kind, much less murder. I’m not so sure about social media which does seem to have an amplification effect.
Daeder over 4 years ago
Not sure exactly what the message is here. Are you poking fun at people who think that social media and video games are to blame for rampant gun violence? Or are you one of the people who blame social media and video games?
dshans over 4 years ago
Well, let’s see. The wheels of the wagon, as well as the hooves of the horse (with blinders on) are mired in mud while bullets are flying. My guess is that he’s poking fun in an attempt to make a point. At least I hope that he is.
superposition over 4 years ago
The biggest problem with trying to link video games to violence is that those with a predisposition to violence also like to play violent video games. When you eliminate those with a predisposition for violence from the studies, it’s virtually impossible to detect aggressive behavior as a result of playing video as normal people can easily distinguish between reality and a game.
gnome over 4 years ago
they sell the exact same games in other countries; it’s not the games. It is time to title all semi-auto firearms, just like we do machine guns. Our grandparents did it (1934 NFA), and it has worked. The 2020 NFA needs to title assault weapons andhigh capacity semi-auto handguns.
thelordthygod666 over 4 years ago
The same people blaming video games for the violence are descendants of those that said youth violence was caused/aided by…..gangster movies in the ’30s….comic books in the ’40s & ’50s…TV westerns in the ’50s & ’60s…rock and roll in the ’50s, ’60s, ’70s & ’80s…rap in the ’90s & ’00s. No children, video games are in no way responsible for these shootings.
Radish the wordsmith over 4 years ago
Hannity wants guns everywhere, right wingers are totally delusional in an evil way.
ED CANTWELL over 4 years ago
A lot of video games are violent and ugly and some folks would say that the scenarios of video games where the player is shooting masses of “opponents” serves as a rehearsal platform. The element I’d like to see addressed is the meme put forward in countless “action movies” since “The Wild Bunch”, that a protagonist, after an escalating cascade of cruelty, is driven to a cathartic escapade of violence that the audience sees as “justified”. “I’ve had all I can stands and I can’t stands no more”, said Popeye the Sailor right before he grabs Brutus. That’s comedy (sort of?) But acting out those fantasies in a society with the easy availability of some of the most lethal weaponry on the planet is a recipe for disaster. I believe we need more restrictions on weapons but until we address the root causes of the “will to do harm” we are only addressing the methods not theproblem itself.
Radish the wordsmith over 4 years ago
After El Paso shooting, Walmart insists on selling guns but pulls violent video game displays
Concretionist over 4 years ago
The study I saw referenced found that violent video games, but not violent movies, did increase aggression in the players, but only a tiny bit, far short of inciting them to violence of any kind, much less murder. I’m not so sure about social media which does seem to have an amplification effect.
tauyen over 4 years ago
If go comics isn’t going to continue posting this strip they should delete it.