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It's actually pretty horrifying, because blaming video games suggest that they have no idea what is the real reason for those riots.
by self_awareness 3y ago
It's actually pretty horrifying, because blaming video games suggest that they have no idea what is the real reason for those riots.
- Zealotux 3y agoI’ll refrain from getting too political on HN, but as a French I tell you: Macron is well aware video games aren’t to blame there.
- jasonvorhe 3y agoHe can't just say something along the lines of "oh yeah, my policies are what the youth (and not just them) is taking issue with so we'll go back to the drawing board on these and see if we can do better by the people".
- Schnouki 3y agoYep. But hey, blame video games instead of his policy, and maybe next time old people will vote for him instead of Le Pen!
- zirgs 3y agoMacron can't run for president again.
- literalAardvark 3y agoAh, that does explain why he gives exactly zero fucks about any of his work.
- dylan604 3y agoIs this a new thing in France? People have been blaming video games and movies in the US for a really long time now
- Ialdaboth 3y agoThis. Macron knows perfectly what he is doing, and why, and for what objective and for whom benefit. The guy was dancing in an Elton John concert when the cities were burning.
- dekken_ 3y agoBecause they think they're the teachers/parents of the populace and they have the power to take away our "toys"? The existence of nudge units I think also supports this, insofar as governments think they can tell people how to live, even if it's supposed to be the citizens which tell governments what to do.
- jedisct1 3y agoThe real reason is that kids wanted to have some fun, post cool videos on Telegram/Snapchat, and see their city's name added to the map. Just like during protests. Rioters don't care about what the protest is for, they do it for the adrenaline. That being said, looking at the videos during the riots, a lot of them really looked like video games. In Paris, rioters even shot prostitutes as if they were in GTA.
- giraffe_lady 3y agoOn what basis are you assuming the role of spokeperson for all protestors and rioters? People live every day with the fear and grief that this could be them, or their friend, or their son. They care enough to take real risks to make their issues heard. It's so deeply cowardly to sit comfortably on the internet and say they don't really mean it when their every action says they do.
- jedisct1 3y agoDuring the yellow vest protests, I was lurking in groups where rioters planned their actions. A lot was also organized in plain sight in the comments of websites like demosphere. And I guarantee that they didn't care at all about what the protests were about. They were just looking for random protests to join. Adrenaline is what they were after.
- giraffe_lady 3y agoAnd to you this feels like sufficient authority to speak on the motivations and values of protestors generally? A protest sparked by a completely different event?
- jedisct1 3y agoWe're not talking about protesters. The riots were sparked by a completely different event, but "C'était pour s'amuser" https://www.bfmtv.com/police-justice/emeutes-sursis-et-bracelets-electroniques-pour-dix-hommes-dans-l-oise_AD-202307030964.html https://www.bfmtv.com/police-justice/emeutes-sursis-et-brace... Comments on the Telegram chats don't suggest more maturity.
- TMWNN 3y ago>It's actually pretty horrifying, because blaming video games suggest that they have no idea what is the real reason for those riots. The Macron quote I heard didn't blame video games. Macron said that social media encouraged rioters to riot, and that while doing so they felt the rush that they had felt while playing video games.