Why Blaming Video Games for Violence is Wrong | NYT Opinion
Why Blaming Video Games for Violence is Wrong | NYT Opinion
Gamer and YouTuber Charlie Goldberg says it’s time to stop bashing video games and instead celebrate millions of American gamers who participate in a national industry that is valued at an estimated $36.9 billion. In the video Op-Ed above, he debunks the claims of politicians who blame video games for mass shootings. He argues that leaders who point the finger at games, like President Trump and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick of Texas, are just distracting their constituents from reality.
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Okay, boomer. Now tell how Snoop Dogg is this wonderful role model who frees violent rapists from prison.
Muderer has been abused since a young age been bullied at school does bath salts and cocaine plays a video game
Media: This is because of of video games
CNN: Mine con causes violents in kids
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I play Xbox like Call of duty GTA
Wow an actual intelligent news site
Guess I’m gonna go commit patricide cause I played Castlevania
OBJECTION!
Is it true that blaming video games creates stigmas against gamers, making them look like future criminals?
I’ve been playing video games in my now age of eighteen years, and games does not cause me violence. just because I play video games doesn’t make me so violence in the real world, I’m still a good teenage kid 🤗
Most gamers who play fps games do not commit violent acts but most people who commit violent acts play video games
People say we need weapon control but without weapons we can not protect ourselves from evil people who commit acts of violence
Trump probably caused more violence with his bullying than what gamers ever have caused.
I like how there’s more evidence about video games causing less violence then causing more violence
So people are going to do no research about what was causing violence and are going to blame it on Marilyn Manson and video games
As a gamer I can say for certain that kids being raised on violent games isn’t going to help anything. The cultural decay is real.
Memes cause violence.
free fire
YES YES FINALLY YES
“iF oNlY tHeRe WaS a RaTiNg SyStEm So YoU cOuLd TeLl iF iT’s FoR kIdS oR nOt” -Diamondbolt Adam
Lack of knowledge.
I feel like way too much attention goes to the violence in video games while the real problem is the media. There is a large portion of non-gamers because there are a lot of propaganda that are against video games as a consequence of tribalism.
Gamers are blamed for violence at higher rates than sports fans. Gamers also lack the power to control what the media says thanks to the mind controlling information that the media offers. And on top of lacking power, there have been perpetual attempts (successful attempts) by governments and non-governmental people in power such as lawyers, judges, and law enforcement to keep video games from spreading popularity.
Unpopularity leads to loneliness. And this world has been working tirelessly to keep video games from trying to escape the unpopularity route.
Boomers hate video games and always will, so they try to conjure up dark evil ideas to ruin it for people that grew up playing them all the time (90s kids)
i want to nuke earth with a 100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000tsar bomba
it feels like dat._.
Wait…. levelcap?
I played airlines manager. Time to fly an all economy loaded a380 into a stadium crowd!
If doctors and political people say videos games cause violence. how come 4 year old children watch Star Wars and the Avengers which have guns! And these kids aren’t even violent! Its just some cap excuse for parents to limit screen time.
So you telling me that Pong …. Is causing…. *Contemplates* wow!
Finally. Someone understands why I’m not a terrorist after playing the Mario and Luigi rpgs.
Please, I’m a nazi because I’m a horrible person. No game made you a bad person.
It really is because a lot of people hate video games
Funny how the guy in charge of a country that’s been at war for over a hundred years, supports the military and produces more action and horror movies anywhere wants to stop the glorification of violence.
They never blame the parents for buying the games or mental health issues.
how long until they start making school shooting video games since video games are supposedly harmless?
Finally, a media corporation that isn’t biased.
Corporate lobby media propaganda
What is that level cap.
apparently building a house in minecraft makes me want to go on a mass homicide
The people who do mass shootings because of video games are not helping either. Cause they just give the more “proof” that they are “correct” even though they aren’t and that person was just mentally unstable
What we need to address is mental health. I’m not going to blame on Videogames nor guns. We need to address mental health because it’s becoming a bigger health issue we should have background checks for people who want to buy guns or mental health that can lead to violence and if they have a criminal past. But the easiest thing to blame on is Videogames.
The New York Times posted this: *Everyone liked that*
Agree with this any thing that have violence cause something between in the real world is professional sports like football and soccer
Man playing that yoshi’s cookie was pretty fun
NOW LEMME JUST SMUGGLE SOME DRUGS ACROSS THE MEXICAN BORDER
The fact of how news reporters were framing exposing oneself to violent video games and playing violent video games as causing aggression or violent behavior is wrong because you have to test that fact first and not go around framing it for no reason just because you think that these types of games cause violence.
Oh and it only took you 30+ years to figure this out
In this case, the New York Times, are not the NY Lies; but, rather objective this time💗NiCE😎
me: plays a non violent racing game for fun
the media: that’s gonna destroy our society for sure!
finally a news article that doesn’t insult gaming or blame it for issues
Japan: Has more video games sold to people than any other country, and is one to have a very low gun violence count
USA: Is under Japan, but has 400 000x (Exaggeration) more gun violence.
Politicians on Fox News: iT’s BeCaUsE oF vIdEoGaMeS!1!!1!!
//laugh in human language//
Me learning that video games are blamed for bad behavior when it was a fun time and fun bonding of mine and my brother with our cousins and other friends. We are happy to get together in the sitting room, take turns playing games, laughing and screaming whenever we are dead in the game.
It’s not the game guys, it’s the life style and yes, the design of the game being played. Well, I am a 90’s kid and game before are just purely for entertainment. Also, they asking parents to control their kids gaming schedule and don’t spoil them too much letting them buy expensive game features that will lead them to think that they are above others just because they have it.
Me and my friend play pong
Society: VIOLENCE. STOPPPPPP!
Why does the old generation hate and try to get rid things like video games like why
i got an urge to steal a car, do bad medicine, say no no words and murder people after playing
tetris