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You fundamentally misunderstand my argument if you think that I'm saying video games are causal. I think they're a symptom and they help normalize ideas, but ca
by KirinDave 7y ago
You fundamentally misunderstand my argument if you think that I'm saying video games are causal. I think they're a symptom and they help normalize ideas, but causal? No.
That's the argument people are used to having, so I can see how you might be eager to address it. But I'm not interested.
- pm90 7y agoI understand your point, do you understand mine? I’m not describing a causal relationship but addressing your disappointment at the themes that modern video games choose to address. Violence and dystopian themes are prevalent in video games for a reason. Living as we are in a time of Global Peace never seen before in history, human minds are instinctively attracted to the opposite experience of a total war, desolation and misery. Which is why these themes retain their allure and continue to attract the strong following that they do.