If Video Games Make People Violent, So Do Pictures of Snakes 161
New submitter phenopticon writes with this nugget from an intriguing piece at Gamasutra that adds another voice to the slow-burn debate on the psychological effects of video games: "For nearly thirty years we've been having this discussion, asking the question: do violent movies, music or video games make people violent? Well according to Brad Bushman and Craig Anderson of Iowa State University, yes. Based on the results of their research they concluded in 2001 that video games and violent media can make people aggressive and violent. Based upon their data and their conclusions, however, it's safe to say that photos of snakes, crispy bacon, or a particularly rigorous game of chess can also make people aggressive and violent."
Motherf**king snakes! (Score:5, Funny)
Crispy bacon (Score:5, Funny)
I fucking hate it when my bacon's burnt.
No shit (Score:4, Funny)
Bacon claim unsupported! News at 11! (Score:5, Funny)
Interesting correlation. (Score:5, Funny)
Oblig. (Score:4, Funny)
(Kristian Wilson - Creator of Pac-Man - 1989)
[I know this quote is a comedina joke and not an original one, but whatever it expresses exactly my tougths on the subject.]
Re:Interesting correlation. (Score:5, Funny)
And most of them had high levels of dihydrogen monoxide in their body.
You're mixing it up (Score:4, Funny)
You're also using a personal attach on Keynes to discredit his economic theories. That's is actually a very sophisticated rhetorical technique for a silly message board like