[ButlerianJihad]

Yeah, that old canard is ridiculous!

I mean, if there were any truth to it, surely our nation would have seen an uptick, in the past 30–40 years, of new generations picking up guns and just mercilessly mowing down soft targets as if playing GTA.

Thankfully, that is all confined to fantasy in cyberspace!

[john_strinlai]

gta is played all around the world yet only one country is an outlier in mass shootings.

perhaps there is more to it?

[Ardon]

Yeah, /your/ nation maybe. I wonder if there's any other reasons that could explain this, especially given the pretty uniform distribution of video games, and the extremely uneven distribution of violence.

Oh, and everywhere in your nation? At the same time?

Sorry, I think I have a button.

[ButlerianJihad]

https://youtu.be/g7tII_3WXqo?is=MagnO5GswnVJJltM

Mother Shares How Video Games Radicalized Her Son to Run Around and Pick up Coins

[tancop]

school shootings happen when lonely boys with mental health issues a) have access to guns and b) feel like society failed them and they need to take revenge.

the first one is the reason why it happens it america more than any other place. other countries also have youth unemployment and social isolation but they show up as bullying in schools or votes for fascist parties instead of mass murder.

the actual problem is people feeling hopeless, like theres no way they could ever be successful in this world so they want to burn it down. thats why some of them turn violent, when you feel like nothing you can do will make life better the only thing left is making it worse for those you think are responsible, like your classmates or gay/queer people or Jews.

none of this comes down to video games, feminism, rap music, violent movies, atheism or other cultural "problems" conservatives always like to blame. its a social issue that needs social solutions.

[inigyou]

> fascist parties

you mean anyone who isn't 100% all-in on globalism?