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What a fascinating hypothesis. The rise of video games seems to parallel the decrease in violent crime from the late 70s to present day and I'd never made that
by weeksie 16y ago
What a fascinating hypothesis. The rise of video games seems to parallel the decrease in violent crime from the late 70s to present day and I'd never made that connection.
It's weird to think about how much more violent the 80s and early 90s were in comparison to today, especially out here in New York.
- qq66 16y agoAlso, the increase in US avocado consumption seems to parallel the decrease in violent crime from the late 70s to present day.
- weeksie 16y agoAs does legal abortions. Correlation does not imply causation but it certainly signifies an indicator of some sort. Maybe people play more games and eat more avocados because they're less afraid of being killed. Hell, I don't know. That doesn't mean that the article's hypothesis isn't interesting.