I really don't think video games make you a psychopath any more than masturbating makes you a rapist. But what about psychopaths who play video games? I think the question is does is exasperate that issue for some, not if it turns you into one.
That seems like a stretch, frankly. Vanessa Redgrave must be in her 80s by now, how many kids today have even heard of her? barfo
how does that work for those who are told if they vote for a party they support something? like if you vote republican, you are supporting/for taking womens right's away? isn't that a mirror image?
You may not support that, but your party does? Republicans are the anti abortion, anti gay, etc party. They vote against all of those things.
What people say about you is pretty unimportant, unless you are unsure of your own convictions. What matters is the decisions you make. barfo
some political/moral topics aren't sure things though unless ones is fool enough to think they know everything. So wouldn't a wise person be open to alternative thoughts and not be sure ones own views are so perfect? I do agree what matters is the decisions we make. But yet for someone who has made it clear he is not for certain things, sure gets railed on (not by you as much per say)for wanting to discuss things… Seems a bit contradicting and counterproductive to learning and growing, in my opinion.
Yes, of course. One should listen to other people's opinions on things - not so much their necessarily uninformed opinions of you. In my opinion, of course. Only if you take it personally. Imagine that message board posters are AI rather than human, and you are reading algorithmic responses to your posts. Nothing to get upset about. barfo
and the flip side? Maybe the AI can not take it personal when someone who has said over and over he is against restricting abortions just wants to discuss the details?
I didn’t say they ‘turn you into a sociopath’. That is just blatant hyperbole. I did say they could be a contributing factor in children who are already at risk from other factors….like sociopathy, and access to a firearm.
I see. So now we're going to start blaming random things that trigger existing psychos? This seems like a good idea...
I also grew up listening to 60s music with drug references. I did mostly pot. Tried shrooms and coke once.
I tried all the drugs. Doesn't seem to have affected me very.... WHAT ARE THESE ORANGUTANS DOING IN MY CLOSET??? barfo
You don't really know what other people/robots take personally/impersonally - and even if you did know, you can't control it. All you can control is your reaction to the disembodied words that appear on your screen. barfo
And that goes both ways to those who cant handle a conversation between two adults without telling them to mind their own damn business due to emotions. Nothing in the words written in the discussion ever entailed suppression of women's rights. Not the one i was in. So id direct the AI thing to the one that initiated the emotional outburst. Because that was the initial reaction. But its fine for others to react, but i cant. Got it. Double standard.
No, it's not a double standard. I'm not telling you not to react. I'm telling you that you could choose to not react. And that advice (and that's all it is, at most) would go for any poster in any discussion. barfo
