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    1. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 22 Feb 2018
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      "Violent video games" obviously shouldn't be banned but it's weird that people get so offended at the suggestion that immersing in hyper-realistic first-person shooters for 9 hours a day from early childhood onward might have an adverse psychological impact on a tiny % of players

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    2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 22 Feb 2018
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      This coming from someone who played way too much Halo and Medal of Honor as an adolescent. Analyzing the societal effect of a relatively new phenomenon (ubiquity of such games) doesn't amount to condemnation of any given game-playing individual

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      Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 22 Feb 2018
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      I'm aware that studies have repeatedly shown no correlation between violent games and real-world violence. Still, doesn't preclude the possibility that an infinitesimally small minority (say, 5 people per year who attempt to carry out mass shootings) were adversely influenced

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        2. ange‏ @TheSnowdropMan 22 Feb 2018
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          ok but that's like saying "drinking milk doesn't cause school shootings but it could in an infinitesimally small minority" it is totally meaningless and this is why statistical significance exists.

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        3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 22 Feb 2018
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          With regard to mass killing perpetrators, the sample size is so small that you can't extrapolate any statistically significant inferences.

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        1. J. R. Tomlin (Vile Yank Cybernat)‏ @JRTomlinAuthor 22 Feb 2018
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          In which case you have no proof that it was the games unless games were the only influence they had. No family. No school. No social influence. Sorry but that's a totally specious argument.

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        1. PharmaHeretic‏ @Pharmaheretic 22 Feb 2018
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          I personally find the explanation put forth in 'Going Postal' by Mark Ames to be a better explanation for mass shootings in USA.

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        1. PhilsGoodman  🇺🇸‏ @MuhHeidigger 22 Feb 2018
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          I think the point is that those same people would be triggered to act regardless of media consumption. They could turn Big Bird and Mr Rodgers into symbols of hate to rationalize their behavior.

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        1. Oops! The Planet! ⓥ‏ @TippingElements 22 Feb 2018
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          I think boiling certain things down to an irreducible reason is an issue too. LOL at leftists who want a more cooperative society but think hyper competitive, militaristic games in isolation, and being socialized away from intimacy / immediacy is NBD.

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        1.  ☂️skyfish ☂️‏ @skyfishgoo 22 Feb 2018
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          that same infinitesimally small minority are also NOT gamers.... there is no statistical connection between these populations. rethink this track

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        1. Harald‏ @equalitus 22 Feb 2018
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          The infinitesimal minority must be weighed in trade off against the extreme high majority who show inverse statistical correlation. Through decades. Notwithstanding the fact that it is probably increased education levels that is the most important cause for reduced homicides.

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        1. Harald‏ @equalitus 22 Feb 2018
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          We can never know that. This is speculation either way. So permanent empirical uncertainty then?

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        1. Chris‏ @clutchiness 22 Feb 2018
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          much more likely that psychopaths would enjoy same games, movies in a different way

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        1.  🇺🇸 #Declassify #FISA ❌ 🗂 👀‏ @TJohn_Tex 22 Feb 2018
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          It would be interesting to see who paid for those studies. It doesn’t make good business sense to fund research that doesn’t support their corporate/industry goals. Sadly there are few truly unbiased sources available. $$ often leads the way to corruption.

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        1. Jill Tatara‏ @jilltataraworld 22 Feb 2018
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          If they were, whatever was going on would have already been going on (and could have been exacerbated by the video games.) The games wouldn't have been the sole cause.

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        1. street person‏ @ironicdoorbells 22 Feb 2018
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          This is not a strong argument

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        1. Mark Schede‏ @MSchede 23 Feb 2018
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          Important point: young people play video games quite a bit in Western Europe. What's the difference? Some have easy access to destructive weapons.

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        2. Tipo de incógnito‏ @S_de_Incognito 23 Feb 2018
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          I am sorry but what? If you are letting your kid play Hyper realistic first person shooters for 9 hours a day from an early age maybe what we should legistlate on is responsible parenting. We see a correlation between number of guns and number of school shootings mate.

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        3. Tipo de incógnito‏ @S_de_Incognito 23 Feb 2018
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          You cant just legislate on the off-chance that videogames or movies affect users on a negative way even though studies at every level are pointing otherwise pretty much on every single respectable instance on the past decade. Keep the conversation about gun control.

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        1. Some Say Fire‏ @poetinmaryland 23 Feb 2018
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          Exactly! Bravo!

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