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I do think there's an interesting conversation here, so I'll bite. People have in the past raised concerns about violent video games causing violent behavior,
by assbuttbuttass 4y ago
I do think there's an interesting conversation here, so I'll bite.
People have in the past raised concerns about violent video games causing violent behavior, but as far as I know there has never been any evidence that violent video games can lead to increased aggressive behavior.
In contrast, we've seen a number of racially motivated shootings in recent years, and many of these terrorists were radicalized online.[0]
It seems like there's a big difference in outcome between playing a violent game, and being part of a community that continually makes reactionary jokes targeting marginalized people.
[0]https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/3/16/18266930/christchurch-shooter-manifesto-memes-subscribe-to-pewdiepie https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/3/16/18266930/christchurch-...