Video games are evil

[jeff47]

151. The guy in Colorado didn't play games nor read the comic books.

As I said about 12 times in my previous post, what you propose will not have an effect on these tragedies other than making you feel better. Until the next one.

When did the gaming industry 'tone it down'? For how long?

Please tell me you aren't this dumb. My post is not at all confusing, so I'm left with few options as to why you are asking this.

Since research has show no effect, toning down violence will have no effect. Other than to make people think the problem is solved so that they won't bother with the difficult task of fixing our gun laws and mental health system.

And I am not 'demanding' anything. I'm saying it's time for introspection.

You contradicted yourself in back-to-back sentences. Impressive.

It's still a demand even when you don't use the word "demand".

There are dedicated gun owners here on DU who have done this. Why can't people in the gaming industry do the same?

Have you demanded the cooking group take some time for introspection? Perhaps their practice of feeding flesh to children is having an effect on those children. Hey, don't knock that moronic theory - it has as much research backing it up.

But to dispense with the snark, it's because we're aware of what's actually in these games, and are aware of the research showing no correlation.

We're also aware that the average gamer is 36 years old. So we are also aware that "Mature" games are being created for adults to buy - we have way more money to spend on games than a 12-year-old. We're also aware that the game industry already puts labels on the boxes with fantastic detail about what's inside that "M" rated game, so that non-gaming parents know what their kid is buying.

Meanwhile, those of us old enough to handle such topics, and our kids that are old enough to handle such topics, get to experience excellent stories that aren't told in any other media. Like global warming is bad. And we were really shitty to the Native Americans. And a million what-if's in science fiction.

Video games are the only mass media that is currently producing anything remotely close to the depth of story you find in great literature. You are seeking to end that because your experience is short clips of gore. You are arguing that it's "time for introspection" on Hamlet because you read the paragraph where Hamlet stabs his uncle.