forza didn’t turn me into a professional driver

there have been mass shootings that had their genesis on 4chan, 8kun, etc

but nah its the video games

It absolutely is. Of course in the US you also have to deindustrialize and make sure you have a pool of young men without futures who sit around playing COD for 8 hours a day. It's not just culture.

Chill bro I’m not saying videogames make you a mass shooter but i don’t think it’s ridiculous to consider the possibility that they can enhance violent thoughts on crazy people

You really thinks it’s healthy to have 8 year old already exposed to shooting people in GTA, COD, etc?

Yes I remember reading some a***ysis that the mass shootings and their media coverage has played a significant role in inspiring others

both parts of the jungian shadow

if anything its those weirdos that idolize Joker / Batman s*** that we gotta look after

Ctfu what a braindead post. I know plenty of ppl who went into the military and not one of them said it was so they could earn killstreaks and play team deathmatch.

It was for s*** like paying for education, healthcare, etc that should be provided to those who need it without resorting to going to war.

Only a 7 year old would want to join the military after playing a video game

Enhance? No. Desensitize? Yea.

good thing those games aren't meant for children and the parents shouldnt be letting their kids play those games

not the games fault at all

Idk how you moved the goal post from preseason to the Super Bowl but that was crazy bro.

I’m sayin that on board security should be present. More civilians need to be aware of any weirdos looking to secure their motives. Everyone has a tell. Not saying this could’ve been prevented but a heightened awareness isn’t harmful.

mans brought up two games that are labelled 17+ for his example im howling

Dangling education and healthcare behind military service might actually be worse than sending all the JROTC kids into the meat grinder

I mean the pentagon legit funds game development and hollywood

Anecdotal evidence at best.

For every: "I joined the military because of Call of Duty"

There are hundreds of people that are simply choosing the military option because of the safety net it provides in the US. Education, insurance, financial stability, etc. Things they feel they can't have without going that route. (Short sighted view for many)

it’s the parents fault if anything for exposing games that they shouldn’t be playing

Yeah the ones who want killstreaks become police officers or politicians lol

You're correct. There are MATERIAL factors that put people in position to where the military becomes a good choice for them.

But you can read the military's own documents saying the best time to capture recruits is as young teenage boys before they have material concerns like the ones you're citing. When their only exposure to the military is through s*** like COD and movies that glamorize it. It's all priming the pump.

Mass shootings have become an important cultural phenomenon in the US as sad as that sounds, but that s*** is contagious

People are extremely irrational, highly publicized suicides always lead to a spike in suicides, especially among younger ppl, which would partly explain why mass shootings even more common among in schools

What was the original factor that lead to it is ip for debate but a big part of it is just some good ol copycat behavior mfs be like oh man he just like me and go sicko mode

It’s not even worth arguing with these kinds of ppl man. They’d rather sit around and b**** about everything being wrong than do anything that will make the world a better & safer place even by the smallest measurement. If everything can’t be fixed then nothing should be fixed in their fantasy worlds

When did I say it was the videogames fault? I play first person shooters since I’m a kid bro. You don’t understand my point.

And why are you saying parents shouldn’t let children play video games if you are saying they have nothing wrong?

How come we say Joker influences culture but video games dont

nah

ive played violent videogames and seen violent movies my entire life and i cant watch gore videos and s*** like that

bro look at this marketing.

I would bet a lot of anti-social and devient behaviour has been on rise since 2009-10.
Having so much access and being exposed to so many different things would do that.