About the most one can say about video games is that they desensitize people to violence like other violent media (https://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2006/07/7356/), but there's nothing linking that to participation in violent acts. Indeed, no real link has been found (https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2007/11/m...nd-gaming/). And, in fact, internationally, the more money spent on video games, the less violence actually occurs (https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/12/d...-argument/).
So, can people please stop with the "These vidya games are turning our children into killers!" BS? It's not true, and the people trying to push that narrative have a clear agenda (namely, blaming everything but easy access to guns as a part of the problem).
So, can people please stop with the "These vidya games are turning our children into killers!" BS? It's not true, and the people trying to push that narrative have a clear agenda (namely, blaming everything but easy access to guns as a part of the problem).
