Posted on 05/08/2008 11:45:55 AM PDT by AreaMan
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You should feel embarrassed about playing ANY video games.
A lot of the old console games still have fanatical followings and far more interesting stories. Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, Final Fantasy 4, 5, 6...
That said, there is probably no one better when it comes to Antitrust law in the entire country than Judge Bork. That's his greatest legacy to this country.
You might want to read the APA on violence and games.
The data is pretty much conclusive that violent entertainment is not good for anyone.
“I think you are Way UNDER analyzing this.”
I think it is a stupid video game which does not deserve more than a fleeting moment in my thoughts.
PS - When was Robert Bork elected to the esteemed position of “arbiter of all that is good, bad, moral or evil” in our society?
I just don’t think this is anything but fiction. Mostly Niko wants to stay away from drugs, but it’s up to you to do what you want.
Does art iminate life? Or life imitate art.. I doubt IRL many serbs came over and went into this life.
It’s just fiction. A game. It’s a fun game too.
Or watching any TV eh?
I’m not embarrassed at playing games in my 30’s. Heck, I’d feel pity for those that feel that are ‘above them’. Jeez...
Wing Commander was the driving force behind all my early computer upgrades.
I loved those games.
Resident Evil Was the sole reason I bought my first PS1.
Burnout Paradise is a fun game.
I only have the demo though.
Whenever friends come over that’s the game that always ends up getting played.
The game cracks us up! I got to get around to buying it.
I think you are Way UNDER analyzing this."
First of all, this was not even my statement to begin with. I was responding to what another poster commented.
"Also, "...but your RESPONSE to it is profound and spot-on!
Statements like this remind me of the saying "You can send'em to school but you can't make'em think""
Trust me, kind sir, it is not I who has erred here. The problem with the logic that these types of games corrode our "aesthetic and moral environment" overlooks the core of the issue: PARENTS. As long as this society continues its descent into a narcissistic cesspool of irresponsibility and shrugs off the concept of accountability, these arguments that video games (of ANY type) are the problem become ridiculous scapegoats for lack of parental responsibility. PARENTS need to actually PARENT. End of story.
Any other "learned" quotes you want to throw my way?
I'm saying blaming popular culture for the decline of civilization is as old as the hills. In the 1940s, it was comic books. Now it's video games. And yet, society somehow survives just fine in spite of all these eeeeeevil influences.
In Elizabethan England, it was the theatre. They repeatedly closed the theatres to preserve public morals. But not only did theatre not damage and degrade their civilization, the fears of its demise were nothing more than paranoia - its true Golden Age was right around the corner.
And yes, those arguments are based on emotion, not facts. It is disappointing when conservatives adopt liberal tactics, no matter the reason.
Should one feel embarrased about watching TV? reading fiction? playing board games?
Do you real believe that reading a Jane Austen novel is the same as playing a video game?
It is outstanding.
My husband plays it in our media room, which has a projector that yields an 8’ x 12’ viewing area.
Between the gigantic picture and the surround sound, this game cannot be beat.
TV perhaps.
Anything that dulls your innate sense of right and wrong should be avoided.
And GTA does just that.
Do you believe that reading trashy pulp fiction is the same as reading a Jane Austen novel?
It’s a matter of content, not medium. And I gather you’re rather unfamiliar with the content of assorted video games.
Sweet
The APA is a political organization — generally governed not by science, but by ideology.
I’d take anything they say with a grain of salt.
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And GTA does just that."
Maybe it "dulls one's senses" if the person in question is a CHILD, but adults who play it, IMHO, are not nearly as susceptible to that possibility. Plus, there are many other things in society that could "dull" one's senses. Do we outlaw all things even remotely objectionable? I think not...
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