On Tue, February 20, 2007 10:59 am, Rick Carlson wrote: > Lan Barnes wrote: >> On Tue, February 20, 2007 10:43 am, John H. Robinson, IV wrote: >> >>> Lan Barnes wrote: >>> >>>> Actually a rather thoughtful article on the psychology of flaming in >>>> the >>>> New York Times: >>>> >>>> http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/20/health/psychology/20essa.html >>>> >>> The effect is similar to that of Road Rage: the car protects us from >>> harm, so we are able to project a harsher image. So, too, does the >>> computer screen. >>> >>> >> >> I am not disagreeing with you, but anyone who thinks a car protects him >> from harm as he swerves to sideswipe someone needs serious help. A >> freeway >> is not a video game. >> > And yet... > > Children without any real-world experience grow up playing Grand Theft > Auto where it IS a video game. Their reflexes and emotional conditioning > are set before they get the real world experience. > > Anybody else hear any Pavlovian bells ringing? > > Is it just a coincidence that the Army says they find it very easy to > train new recruits to become tank drivers because they have already > honed their skills playing realistic video games? >
Are you arguing that video games foment violent behavior? Because my understanding is, despite LOTS of study, there is no credible evidence of this. Note that my statement was that anyone who thinks a REAL car protects him from harm when he does a REAL bonehead and reckless maneuver on the highway has a serious problem, that problem being discriminating between reality and non-reality. -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
