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      172 hours ago

      Even better, the “violent video game” they’re blaming is Among Us!

      screenshot of NBC article
      (Not my screenshot, and I haven’t actually read the article)

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        Of all the games they try to demonize, they demonize a game type people have played at home for decades at parties, in person, with no computers.

        Brilliant.

        90s house party game here, I’m sure people played it earlier.

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      This has been done over and over again to entice boomer parents to get their kids to stop playing video games. My parents didn’t let me buy any shooter games other than jet force gemini becuase they thought it was a exploration game…

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        It’s rock music. It’s “reefer madness”. Then it’s metal music with satanic messaging when played backwards. Now it’s video games. Same old blame game while never tackling the actual problems of lack of psych care, real societal pressures like financial difficulties, and more.

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          12 hours ago

          I mean aside from LSD being introduced by the CIA into the public, everything else the government tries to blame someone else.

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        12 hours ago

        My parents didn’t let me buy any shooter games other than jet force gemini

        At least you landed on solid gold! Jet Force Gemini was the single best shooter for the N64. Far superior to Golden Eye. Yes, I’ll die on this hill.

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          It was actually a really hard game. I never beat it, i sold my N64 anyways as i needed the cash.