And before Xbox kids were shooting at themselves in the streets with toy guns playing Army and Cowboys N Indians.
I went to Church and played Nintendo.
But it lacked the very strong graphics we now have as a steady menu...it was imaginary aside from maybe some gear
in video games and film
I recall when the first Peckinpah flicks came out and there was an uproar over the blood...rather tame and amateur by today's view
and yes..many kids are stuck on video games..no question
it is definitely the culture which includes a loss of God in daily American life
when I grew up most folks went to church weekly..now outside the South it's a small number
just less safety latches for bad stuff....you let God out, guess who walks in?
you're younger I'm just guessing if folks grow up and this is all they know it is normal to them
but no question we have become much much more accustomed to violence as entertainment ...and just more coarse in general
not tougher or more resilient...but more attracted to vicarious pleasure we really lack the stomach for in the real world...it's a paradox...beg the government to take away all risk from life and make us "safer" while we please ourselves pretending to do that which appalls us and strikes fear in our heart.
..it's a symptom of a very sick culture which fails to see just how sick it's become because generational arrogance allows it to always make the claim that the time before was so much worse due to all the bigotry and sexism and whatnot ...that claim excuses anything pretty much
we are going to have to collapse totally to build back