[pjc50]

> While no-one has reported physical harm as a consequence of GTP to date – GTP could, in principle, endanger someone

This is a classic of how to write a moral panic article. It's fun to talk about GTP, but in order to be news it has to be made into a big threat so it can tie into pre-existing prejudices like "my kids are spending too much time playing video games".

(speaking as someone who had to consciously stop playing Factorio as it was affecting my sleep!)

[moring]

> "It's not a good idea for me to be trying to kill demons while I'm driving,"

Driving was the first thing that came to my mind. It's also dangerous to drive when tired, distracted, drunk, or one of a hundred other conditions. Yet somehow GTP is portrayed as the problem here when, in fact, driving a car is simply one of the most dangerous daily activities, even absurdly dangerous compared to other tasks.

[zombot]

As a throwback to the 1980s moral panics, video games are called "murder simulators" in Thimbleweed Park. That could even be a direct quote.