Woo-hoo! Journalism Fail!

[Pseudopsia]

That's not bad.

Last week Ralph Nader called video game developers "electronic child molesters".
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain...ild-molesters/

Scapegoating videos games for social issues seems to be popular.

[Gramul]

That's not bad.

Last week Ralph Nader called video game developers "electronic child molesters".
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain...ild-molesters/
Scapegoating videos games for social issues seems to be popular.

That makes literally no sense. Actually no. It makes negative sense. My grip on reason has been sanded down.

[Sakasa]

That's not bad.

Last week Ralph Nader called video game developers "electronic child molesters".
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain...ild-molesters/

Scapegoating videos games for social issues seems to be popular.

And before that it was movies, then comic books, novels, the church of England have records of blaming Shakespeare for random social depravity. Scapegoating is denial and socially denial is the norm...

[Elexia]

That's not bad.

Last week Ralph Nader called video game developers "electronic child molesters".
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain...ild-molesters/

Scapegoating videos games for social issues seems to be popular.

To be fair, no one can deny that video games have had a negative impact on society in many ways just like text messaging has changed how social many younger people have become, i.e less social face to face and more text text text.

Also murders via video games is pretty common in places like Korea and China. So while this particular case is meh, it's actually not that uncommon.

[Lady]

To be fair, no one can deny that video games have had a negative impact on society in many ways just like text messaging has changed how social many younger people have become, i.e less social face to face and more text text text.

Also murders via video games is pretty common in places like Korea and China. So while this particular case is meh, it's actually not that uncommon.

This goes along the lines of blaming McDonald's for being fat. No the cause is much deeper than just a simple "the video games made them do it". Social education is beyond neglected worldwide, mental illnesses that develop around puberty are often either misdiagnosed or ignored, and the family structure has completely broken down which often leads to the neglection and solace found in escapism... IE video games.

So yeah easy answer = video games fault.

[Elexia]

This goes along the lines of blaming McDonald's for being fat. No the cause is much deeper than just a simple "the video games made them do it". Social education is beyond neglected worldwide, mental illnesses that develop around puberty are often either misdiagnosed or ignored, and the family structure has completely broken down which often leads to the neglection and solace found in escapism... IE video games.

So yeah easy answer = video games fault.

Pretty much, it's not the cause, but it's simply a factor that triggered it and it's easy to put the blame on the source. Just like people say "Guns don't kill people, people kill people", yet I'm pretty sure the gun bullet to your head was the cause of your death therefore it's easy to blame guns.

Though the fact it seems some never heard of people getting killed due to MMO drama in asia is kinda odd o.O, guess it never really hits western news sites. So you can't blame the MMO telling people to kill, it simply triggered the unstable nature of the person.

[SkyeWindbinder]

Pretty much, it's not the cause, but it's simply a factor that triggered it and it's easy to put the blame on the source. Just like people say "Guns don't kill people, people kill people", yet I'm pretty sure the gun bullet to your head was the cause of your death therefore it's easy to blame guns.

Though the fact it seems some never heard of people getting killed due to MMO drama in asia is kinda odd o.O, guess it never really hits western news sites. So you can't blame the MMO telling people to kill, it simply triggered the unstable nature of the person.

Uh, if a person is willing to kill someone because of an MMO, chances are their "unstable nature" was triggered long before they sat down at a computer. Really, all they needed was motive and opportunity to carry out their deed. If not over an MMO, it could have happened in line at Kroger because they saw someone in front of them in the "10 items or less" lane with 11 items. Just my humble $0.02.

[Callence]

That's not bad.

Last week Ralph Nader called video game developers "electronic child molesters".
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain...ild-molesters/

Hell I remember back in the 80's when Dungeons and Dragons (Yes the board game) was being blamed for people going crazy for cocoa - puffs.
Its easier to blame video games then the real issue - which is dealing with the mental aspect of human behavior. ( Or in other words taking responsibility for ones behavior and actions. )

Common sense in society seems to be in short supply while stupidity seems to be in in high demand with law makers.

[ArkhamNative]

Common sense in society seems to be in short supply while stupidity seems to be in in high demand with law makers.

It's not stupidity. Investigating the latest controversy in "outrage-aholic" societies is a very effective way to get press coverage and gain supporters. And the opposite, saying no and/or presenting data and studies to the contrary, comes across as ignoring the will of your constituents. A lawmaker doesn't even have to effect real change, just hold investigations or maybe draft a bill if the interest lasts that long.

As far as this story: The mob outrage mentality doesn't care which video game it is. It's "close enough", even if the actual game had been a non-SE game. Ever hear of Jim Jones or the expression "drink the Kool-Aid"? It was actually Flavor Aid. "Who cares?" you say? Yeah, same thing here.

[Phe]

wow.

I actually live in Munich where this happened and i even didn't know until now.
Probably because it's a yellow press boulevard paper that doesn't deserve to be read anyways.
Another reason for me to boycott it and to advise other people against reading it.

the picture of that FFXIV profile in the news...
i don't even...
that's so pathetic i'm lost for words.