• henfredemars@infosec.pub
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      5 months ago

      I’m not sure I understand. When was the last time a video game was used to go on a killing spree?

      The same argument can be used in one context and be wrong, yet used in another context and be right.

      The object in the argument matters. For example, the argument that punishment reduces undesirable behavior. This could be true in criminal justice, but it’s absolutely not true when applied to early child development. It just teaches them to be scared of you if the child isn’t old enough to understand.

      There might be an association between guns and violence. Is that even true for video games?

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        5 months ago

        That’s not the argument though. The argument is “videogames don’t cause this problem” which is true in both cases.

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      That’s like saying, replace “video games” with “cars and alcohol” to understand the MADD argument.

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          Sorry, you can’t propose an analogy and expect others to think about it for themselves, but then when presented with a nearly identical analogy, expect others to spend time explaining it to you.

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            Oh I can’t ask how it’s identical?

            “Drinking and driving doesn’t kill people, people kill people” oh wait, that’s senseless and they’re not identical… Maybe you responded with this instead of answering my question because you know that.

            “Cars and alcohol don’t kill people people kill people” yeah that’s why it’s drinking and driving that’s illegal, not cars and/or alcohol. But you thought of that already and realized your mistake, which is why you’re dodging.

            Try harder, it’ll do you some good.

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              No no, keep going, you’re so right. It sounds like you agree that demonstrating competency before being granted a driver’s license is useful? And you agree that revoking these licenses when they have demonstrated that they are a risk to public safety is also working out for us?