Submitted by thatsawce t3_zucxk4 in technology
User99942 t1_j1k5xr6 wrote
Reply to comment by VincentNacon in Caltech and Activision Publishing Team Up to Combat Bad Behavior Online by thatsawce
Always remember to be on your best behavior while playing our games that desensitize you to violence.
Tigris_Morte t1_j1k6t4l wrote
A repeatedly debunked myth. Violent passive entertainment desensitizes, interactive does not.
User99942 t1_j1k7hua wrote
MoirasPurpleOrb t1_j1lqwe6 wrote
It’s important to note that the wording is “increases the risk of desensitization,” it doesn’t explicitly desensitize everyone that plays.
User99942 t1_j1lt0ar wrote
There are hundreds more studies if you’re interested in looking them up.
TheQuarantinian t1_j1l1lr7 wrote
Citation needed.
Tigris_Morte t1_j1lwkr1 wrote
The responsibility to back up a claim is upon the one making it not the one refuting it with the same authority as the claim.
TheQuarantinian t1_j1lxynw wrote
The responsibility is to use the product as described in the manual, not relying on the marketing name.
Do you think that pop rocks are made of rocks?
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Tigris_Morte t1_j1mr9y6 wrote
That was the NRA's Russia outreach program.
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Tigris_Morte t1_j1mvua5 wrote
Nope. Russian asset NRA used the funds to push reich wing lunacy https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/The%20NRA%20%20Russia%20-%20How%20a%20Tax-Exempt%20Organization%20Became%20a%20Foreign%20Asset.pdf
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/27/nra-russia-foreign-asset-senate-report-investigation
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Tigris_Morte t1_j1n8asd wrote
Ah yes, the ol' pretend you didn't say what you did. So predictable.
tabrisangel t1_j1ki9dh wrote
It was a joke clearly, stop being so sensitive and quick to defend things on the internet no-one likes a know it all.
VincentNacon t1_j1l1wmk wrote
If you really had to defend yourself or for anyone by saying "it's a joke", then you really should know it's a bad one.
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