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I wish these articles would include a little more beyond anecdotal evidence. There was an article on here not long ago about a guy who was in charge of one of

I wish these articles would include a little more beyond anecdotal evidence. There was an article on here not long ago about a guy who was in charge of one of the Civilization franchise releases and he drove himself nearly nuts doing it. There'll always be people who are at the wrong place, at the wrong time - that's hardly newsworthy. Some of it is environment, some of it is their own make-up and circumstance. Thankfully, we live in a free market - if people find violence and gore unattractive, they can work on and/or play many other games with similar budgets poured into them! Let the free market decide what people want - it's very good at it. This idea of moralizing/categorizing things into right and wrong for society is a dead end. Alcohol prohibition in the USA being the go-to example for anyone who has any doubt. People want to do things that are on some level self destructive. It is not anyone's place to tell them otherwise - simply because it doesn't work. You prohibit one thing, they find a way around it or find a different outlet, resulting in consequences that are difficult to predict.

klez 7y ago
Personally I didn't read this article as "this is outrageous and should be censored". I think it's more on the line of "we never thought about this kind of stuff, but this happens to people who have to watch gore on a day-to-day basis". Much like the articles on Facebook's content reviewers. Edit: I previously wrote something here that was meant for another comment, sorry.
cableshaft 7y ago
How did the Civ guy drive himself nuts? That game seems pretty tame in comparison. If it's "I got PTSD because the violence was too real!" that would fit the article, but seems a little unlikely. If it's "I worked 80 hours a week every week until I ended up in the hospital", then that makes sense, and is all too common in the industry.
- evanweaver 7y ago
  I remember that article...it was the second one.

klez 7y ago

Personally I didn't read this article as "this is outrageous and should be censored". I think it's more on the line of "we never thought about this kind of stuff, but this happens to people who have to watch gore on a day-to-day basis". Much like the articles on Facebook's content reviewers. Edit: I previously wrote something here that was meant for another comment, sorry.

cableshaft 7y ago

How did the Civ guy drive himself nuts? That game seems pretty tame in comparison. If it's "I got PTSD because the violence was too real!" that would fit the article, but seems a little unlikely. If it's "I worked 80 hours a week every week until I ended up in the hospital", then that makes sense, and is all too common in the industry.

evanweaver 7y ago
I remember that article...it was the second one.