Video games being harmful is such a broad, generalized, and lubricious statement. How anyone could honestly believe it just goes beyond me.

I understand why politicians say it - they try to stir people up and think they will hit some demographic that will get them more votes... but for the common individual to believe such things, like I said, boggles the mind.

I used to work for a major wargaming company, and one of my regulars was this young kid who wanted nothing more than to fit in. Even though we talked mostly about genetically engineered super humans and space bugs (both small and made of plastic, in this case), video game conversation would come up all the time. I noticed after awhile that this kid never had much if anything to say on the subject of some games.

His dad wouldn't let me play a lot of genres.

Shooters were apparently training him to kill for the government.

Racing games taught him brand recognition, and branding was evil. It also taught him speeding was ok.

Sports games made him overly competitive.

But yet...

Fantasy games were fine, because they were obviously fake.

Horror games were fine, because they dulled him to fear (As long as they werent shooters)

The only game he played a lot of? Minecraft. It basically is all that fit into the narrow world view of his father.

And his father wasn't religious. That was the biggest shocker to me in the whole thing.



VIDEO GAMES, AND PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY ARE HAMRFUL - A ton of variety in each.