Game Theory: Do Video Games Cause Violence? It's Complicated.
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Do video games make you a more violent and aggressive person? That is the question we are covering today. We touched on this topic before in our episode "Does Fortnite Make You Violent?" but I think, in the wake of current happenings, it deserves a deeper look. This is a tricky and very personal topic for myself and many others, so I am going to do my best to do my due diligence. Today we attempt to answer the long argued question, "Do Video Games Make You Violent?"
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Writers: Matthew Patrick
Editors: Alex "Sedge" Sedgwick, Josh Langman, Tyler Mascola, and Dan "Cybert" Seibert
Assistant Editor: AlyssaBeCrazy
Sound Editor: Yosi Berman
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Man, I've been loving the new kinds of videos you've been putting out, Mat and the Theorist team!
Thanks for doing this research and making this video. The thought you put into writing and discovering all this information shows, and I'm incredibly proud of the work you've done and continue to do. I'm super familiar with all these arguments and issues going into the world of journalism myself, but it just makes me want to get there even faster - to try and do this kind of ethical research and reporting. It's not easy to put aside your personal perspective and see what you find, but you did, and I thank you on behalf of those of us who aspire to do that too. :D
Over all good comment above me
Didn’t he do a subject like this
i agree
😉😉❤
Hola mira mi ultimo video y veras como te ries
Matpat: *tries to find the real truth using data and science and end the debate fairly*
Media: Wait, that's illegal!
yes
I hear Caooses voice in my head
Christian Hernandez *YES!*
It was very brave of you to post this video but I agree with you that this needs to be addressed but I'm glad you did post this video
Police: why did you shoot up the place?
Shooter: I used to have a club penguin account
Police: I see.
Lol
Ok lets see here everybody make a fake point about discord and skype making people violent
@@insertclevernamehere6607 ok:
People get mad because they lost an argument, or saw something they didn't like.
They are mad that original club penguin got deleted
Bruh
To quote a meme: Blaming games for violence is the equivalent of blaming hot wheels for car crashes.
They wont commit crimes because they are to busy playing videogames
That was a joke lads
amazing
GO BIG GO HOT WHEELS
Told him his trajectory was off during pre ramp and he wouldnt make it half way thru loop.
Ivwas wrong. He made to top of loop. And than straightvdown.
*Plays Tetris*
"Ah yes, this yellow square makes me want to finish the job the Black Plague couldn't."
Off topic, but good pfp
Underrated comment.
Ha
😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂
Lol
I once saw this one meme what said.
"Blaming Video Games for Gun violence is like blaming hot wheels for car crashes." LOL
Dylan McFiggins spitting straight fax no printer
Yay people are stupid.
pics.me.me/ca-blaming-videogames-for-gun-violence-is-like-blaming-hot-wheels-61703082.png
Toyota has said that they will no longer put their cars in game such as Need For Speed because they believe that those games promote illegal street racing
Well, that meme isn't wrong...
Police: *So I heard you play Candy Crush*
Criminal: Yes
Police: *We got him boys*
🤣
Nice
@@mybusiness692 wait that's illegal
Criminal: How did you know?
Police: Well, it's written in the text
Lol
Violent video games ≠ Violence ❎
Violent people = Play Violent games ✅
Smoking ≠ Dropping off school ❎
Stress = Dropping off school and smoking ✅
87% of statistics are lies or manipulated to be lies, This one is an example
Pin this comment and give this man a medal.
Bruh imagine making videos about a fictional franchise for a living! Imagine being so invested in a GAME that you make 56 videos about it
#dreamlife
A youtuber "Zack star" has a great video about how statistics can be manipulative. He has the same example about smoking.
not true
@@bobjoebo8933 what
i tried to show this video to my mom, but she didn’t care or listen, and just listened to the parts where you said video games don’t cause violence and said you had a bad argument. just like she does with any other argument.
Then she's a terrible parent, parents who don't see the other side and stay stubborn can't adapt to the new world.
They are parents,they got things more important to deal with than this video
sounfs like my mom lol
@@mobiletaskforceepsilon1172that’s taking it to far
@@cubebutpro298 it's only about being open to other's viewpoints. parents have a lot on their plate, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't listen to their child
Me: throws a red shell at a person in MarioKart.
Media: He’S trAiNIng To wrECK pEoPLe
Gamer: turns into a bullet bill in MarioKart Wii and 2 weeks later accidentally knocks a soda out the window of a moving vessel.
Media: *GASP!*
"Throws a banana peel" would be funnier, maybe
God's Prayer Seriously
Gamer you betta check yoself before yo reck yoself!!!😜
OH MY GOD THE RED SHELL LOOKS JUST LIKE A BULLET AND WHEN THE CAR FLIPS AND LANDS NORMALLY LIKE NOTHING HAPPENS AND THEN WHEN THE CHARACTER SHAKES IT OFF AND KEEPS GOING IS JUST LIKE MASS SHOOTINGS
*cough* *cough*
I think that was exaggerated
*It makes me so proud yet uncomfortable that i trust Matpat more than most political leaders*
@@josephbates2294 got 11 votes already
We have more reasons to trust matpat than our political leaders when ir comes to games.
matpat for president
@@josephbates2294 The government becomes entirely theoretical
MatPat 2020!
matpat is like that cool smart uncle at the family gatherings
yes, also underrated comment
😂
Fun fact, back in the day many kids would literally fight each other with wooden/blunted swords and bow and arrows without arrowheads.
"farms"
As a teacher, it seems like parents aren't always raising their kids to take responsibility for their actions. We are in a society that can be very individual centered at the cost of society. It makes me so angry when people blame violence on video games. To me it sounds ignorant.
Lets see what we can get rid of... Oh i know! Video games!
I agree. I think parents should teach their children responsibility better. Teach them what is *actually* wrong and what is right. This is coming from an 8th grader who plays video games a good percentage of my life. I find it ridiculous that some believe video games cause these violent actions.
The parent that blame the video game, they are at fault as well. I mean, shouldn't you monitor what your kids are playing? There's an E rate, M rate game... They should be responsible for their own kids, not shoving all the responsibility to the game dev and blame them if the game is unsuitable for kid
MatPat: *starts on couch*
Me: Oh boy... that escalated quickly
Actually though
Honestly though
For real though
What the heck though
Super really though
I love how most adults always try to find a way criticize what kids do, kinda controlling nature to be honest
Why do you love that?
@@monke1295 it's sarcasm
@@monke1295 brother your embarrassing us
remember, kids can't and shouldn't be able to do anything they want until they're adults because kids are stupid and can't think for themselves!
sarcasm, if that wasn't obvious
Average gamers are 35 year old man get your facts straight !!
My therapist: Since you have *ADHD,* what makes you calm down?
My brain: *PLEASE SAY VIDEO GAMES!!!*
Me: _I walk outside and rethink my life choices._
Do video games cause violence?
Short answer: No.
Long answer: Nooooo.
IamSyntai noice
IamSyntai
Short Answer: No
Long Answer: No one has been able to reliably prove a definitive causation that video games cause violence without shoddy research practices and weak findings.
Therefore, we can surmise that video games do very little, if anything, to increase aggression; let alone promote gun violence.
well, depends on the person who plays them.
@@lunastie39 well that's not really the games fault still, if a parent lets their kid play violent kids and that makes the kid violent its the parents fault for buying them that game. You agree?
You made me chuckle
My mom: stop playing that game, you’re going to be way to violent!
Me: aggressively farms my carrots
Plays Minecraft
I aggressively defend my villagers and protect them from the dangers of night so they can farm for me
Kindred 315 ~ I don’t know what you’re talking about. They’re obviously talking about Fortnite!
*AGGRESSIVELY STACKED TETRIS BROCKS*
Aggressively collects paper clips.
"Video game cause violence"
Me who was inspired by Undertale: I'm very determined to prove it to you that games don't cause violence
So you are filled with determination?
@@cynthmcgpoet yep
Pacifist and genocide.
I tried to do a genocide and had nightmares for a week
fellow pacifist, brought the habit of sparing enemies to Deltarune.
Finally, someone who doesn't over inflate the data about this subject. Somebody who isn't owned by a politician and was just looking at the truth. Almost all the evidence for the "Video Games Bad" argument are easily explainable with critical and unbaised thinking. I have done reasearch about this before and reached a similar conclusion. Thanks for the great video MatPat.
Do you think that art doesn't change us whatsoever?
Video games hit peak popularity
Violence hits all time low
ViDeO gAmEs CaUsE vIoLeNcE
Karen just hasn't had enough video games are next
violins caused by games
I played Stardew Valley for 300 hours and now have the slight temptation of aggressively petting my dog. Send help.
Bruh same I’m like on year 50
zoth _ I’m sorry but U mUsT gEt ThEoRpy
*the police are on their way*
Media:Today this morning in Canada a man was reported to have stabbed his whole family and dog after playing animal crossing
Real Story: I played animal crossing 3 days straight and I felt really urged to pet my dog and hug my family
zoth _ I’ll call a doctor
Mom: literally hitting me with a belt and slapping me in the face cuz i did some simple mistake
Me: depressed and sad now
Mom: *it was totally the videogames*
@cheezebogir poggers even tho my mom hits me sometimes, i respect that, i wouldnt wanna mom that'll just leave me alone, ill end up as a dream stan
nearly 2 years later and mat is still helping me with school work by providing me sources for a paper. thanks a million for all the help throughout the years chief.
Mom: Stop playing that game, it’s violent
Me: *Agresively plays Minecraft peaceful*
😂
Soooooo violent xD
Hellll ya
Just wait, just you wait! Mine some diamonds over a pit of lava. The very first diamonds, you already can taste the diamond pickaxe and all the blazes that you are going to kill once you go to the nether.
In your dreaming you don’t hear the creeper behind you. You hear the shhhh. You turn around as you see the last white animation and get launched into the lava. Losing hours and hours of work gone in an instance!
That is enough to make anyone rage quit!
@@DeltaNrOne I get that feeling
yeah, i hated it when my sister got banned on club penguin for saying “heck” and then proceeded to go on a mass shooting spree.
one time i got caught playing an fps game at a catholic school and now i'm a school shooter (that part about the fps game is true)
potatoking124 you never said the school shooter part was false
@@presentbongo4932 i have no intentions of becoming a school shooter
potatoking124 better not
@@presentbongo4932 /r/wooosh
Thanks for the video! Now I really want to understand the perspectives that actually do lead to violence.
Like I'm pretty sure ww2 wasn't caused by the "epic hit game mineshraft", but so many egomaniacs took the stage during ww2, there must be some similar note they all hit.
I'm using this for my last English class essay arguing if violent video games should be banned or not. Thanks MatPat, been a long time fan didn't ever think this would actually help with something important
This.
This right here.
This episode is why MatPat and the Theorist Team can say they have the Smartest Show in Gaming.
But the smartest channel is Nerd City. Change my Mind.
But the smartest channel is Micheal Reeves
Change my mind
MurphyWilsonMusic “smartest show in gaming?” Yeah ok buddy
I would easily say the smartest show on the internet, but hey that's just a theory, a ME theory
until (incidents/population)x100k !=4.46 i can't even get close to 4. i'm ranging between 3 and 3.45 per capita for firearm homicide rate using the FBI stats.
My dad: "videogames cause violence"
The game i wanted to play: "a n i m a l c r o s s i n g"
did that actually happen
Me feels bad for loid because he has to stand in one spot for 24 hours until you give him enough money for that one bridge and says sorry when I hit one of my villagers with my net by accident: ok boomer
If that is actually true i feel kinda sry for you having a dad not looking on science and facts but instead on emotional feeling.
Lol
Fahmi: i like Animal crossing
His parents : WHAT? YOU LIKE ANIMAL ABUSING?!?!?!
THANK YOU!!
I have been doing an argumentative essay in my English class about how video games don't lead to violence and you just made me believe myself even more and you found good studies about how the correlation between video games and violence is weak so Thank You.
This is a really deep topic for me. My family has been deeply affected by guns in both positive and negative ways, (Hunting, suicides, etc.) and I spent most of my school life being terrified of shootings, being bullied and beaten, and so many other instances of physical violence.
As a kid, I was VERY violent due to mostly social factors. Meaning, it wasn't the fiction I got, but the bullying and violence I got from other people my age that caused me to act violently.
My siblings and I fought sometimes, of course, but overall we solved our issues and desire for fighting WITH games. If we wanted to brawl it out, we played smash bros to decide who was the winner or did obstacle courses in our backyard.
I mostly played exploratory, story-based, games such as Zelda, and I watched shows such as Avatar the Last Airbender, both of which contain fantasy violence. But, I also got my fair share of brawling games, Mortal combat, and "normal" violence in Media, alongside learning about 9/11 and other terror attacks or wars non-stop.
Personally, those media influences of shows and games actually helped me because I learned how to dodge and evade attacks when I got bullied. I actively hid and tried to avoid physical conflict and contact at that younger age. While some of my violent streaks and worries did spill over as I got older and as I went into middle school, i.e. came out more as violent acts rather than hiding, and I was always on high alert and ready for a fight, I was able to overcome it because of social obstacles. I went from defensive, to violent, to non-violent.
My close friend, now best friend, told me back then that if I didn't stop acting out that way, that she wouldn't be friends with me anymore. That social factor helped me. I was able to step away, take a look at myself, and stop hurting people around me physically. I was able to stop acting like a wild dog that had been abused, and more like a rescue puppy.
Do I still play games to this day? YES! Absolutely! My best friend, the peace lover, also plays games. She grew up on Horror and shooter games to be exact. I have never seen her hurt ANYONE, not even a punch. So...those games didn't change her either. She just found them fun and interesting, without having a desire to hurt anyone, despite the hard times and situations that made her life far more adverse than mine.
So, with the utmost certainty, I can say that in my experience, video games did not cause me to act out violently, nor did they totally cure my violence. They were simply a tool I used as escapism, a completely separate part of my life from my social influences, which changed and turned me from a violent and hurt individual to someone who healed and wears the scars of that time proudly. To someone who now follows non-violent communication vows as a part of my lifestyle. Video games were in a completely different ballpark physiologically when it came to how I acted and if I used violence. What caused all of it for me was social surroundings and attitudes. It was the atmosphere I was in that changed me over and over again.
I was a fighter when I had to be, when I needed to not get bloodied and bruised too often. Then, when that changed and went away, and I was no longer tormented in a violent environment, I was able to change and become a better person and communicator. So...whenever someone blames games, I have to just look them in the eye and disagree. Firmly. Social surroundings are what shape a person FAR more than the media they ingest, especially when the two conflicts with one another, and especially if that individual is able to distinguish fiction from reality.
I think people who are violent from video games were already violent without the fault of video games.
And because of their natural violence they bought violent video games.
They are mental
Maybe it's just a coincidence that some mass shooters happen to be gamers
I agree with you👍
That or incredibly weak willed.
Let’s be real, at this rate Mat’s gonna have to start saying “That’s just a Thesis. A Game Thesis.”
No, he'll just be using the *_scientific_* version of "Theory" rather than the colloquial version of the word.
You know, meaning a fact by every means we have to be able to tell if a thing is true or false.
Glad you are observing
*Cruel Angel's
Video game addiction is often rather a sign of a bigger problem than a problem in itself.
MatPat: We don't know if video games cause violence but the evidence shows that we have a bit more proof that it doesn't then we do then if it does.
Non-gamers: *We know video games cause violence the evidence shows that we have proof that it does*
Rather than video games influencing people to be violent, it could be that naturally violent people are attracted to violent video games which could actually be helping by drawing them away from committing violent acts in real life
I agree, think if someone is already prone to violent tendencies then video games give him an alternate outlet for their violence. This is anecdotal, but when I was younger I had to take a medical steroid for my asthma, it made me angry and lash out at everyone around me but as I got into games like cod and battlefield, I learned to use my anger as a tool, after years of playing and stopping taking that drug I no longer have those same anger issues but when I do get upset I know how to focus that anger. It's helped me keep my cool even under the most pressure.
Matpat also talked about that in a diffrent theory
didn't he say that in an older video?
Well yea, what he’s saying is that if mentally disturbed people didn’t have a medium like video games to take their anger out they might need to do it in the physical world, resulting in a much higher number than that 18 shown, but I can’t really think of a way to prove this. It’s sort of just my opinion
I honestly was thinking the same thing when clicking the video
Judge: so tell me about you.
Shooter: my mother was an alcoholic and my father died in a car accident when I was 9, I got diagnosed with bipolar disorder and my girlfriend killed herself, I used to play Kirby-
Judge: oh, *I SEE*
Lol
ah yes, because kirby is a violen
@@small_SHOT But Kirby eats people, that series endorses cannibalism.
R
@Kazuichi Souda
Kirby doesn’t eat them he sucks them in and spits them out...
My college psychology professor assigned me this video for homework. That’s awesome
Lololol i think we have the same professor
this video was actually a factor in me doing my 10th grade research paper on video games and violence
Nice
Remember when people in the media thought gamers were fat and living in their mom’s basement?
Nom Deltarunner now I’m no body builder but apparently being in shape as a gamer is surprising. Having my own apartment and having a wife is also apparently outside of the norm
Next they think we drug addicts
Next they’ll say we caused climate change
E sports happened
@@andloc9592 my parents already say stuff like that, so-
If only someone would have taken Hitler's Xbox away
Dang it mom
LOL!!!
Yep
Im German, but atleast im safe from this whole stupid debate 😜
@Whiterose Petal Tale He didn't have N64, he had N88
We all know that the problem is that guns are way easier to purchase in the US while in Europe they are prohibited unless you have a licence and your gun is registrated by the Police. Any illegal guns are taken of the streets preety quickly which means even getting an illegal weapon is next to impossible because even criminals no longer trust anyone because Police is constantly looking for such stuff. In a country with no easy way to get a legal weapon arresting an arms dealer is a big deal and every officer on the street is looking for such occasion to get himself promoted.
Why is matpat the most reasonable person in media? I'm glad someone is finally able to put out an unbiased opinion on this but I'm frankly disappointed that this is the first time I've heard one. Please people. Try to have open minds. Try to be more understanding about things you've never seen or can't beleive.
"video games are causing violence!!
me: *casually farming potatoes and making houses for my cats and dogs*
PanicAtTheShibe Reminds me. I haven’t finished feeding my Minecraft Dog yet!
also me: running a calm farm and killing cute slimes with a sword
“I LOVE MY BEES”
I read it as "video: games are causing violence" and I was heavily confused
Me: Murdering everyone I can in GTA since the 3rd one and yet I'm one of the nicest people you'll meet.
The best part is I can't tell what game this is supposed to be. Minecraft, stardew vallew, harvest moon, anything
The media: Video games cause violence
Me: *Tries to pick the nicest dialogue option to not hurt the NPCs feelings*
Edit: removed the thanking for likes because it's cringy
Everyone: Video games cause violence
Me: Tries to pick the dialogue option that leads to sex in The Witcher
@@Empika *big brain time*
Virgins no more
Game Theory: Do Video Games Cause Sex? It's Complicated.
Telltale Games: No. No, I don't think I will.
“Video Games cause violence!”
Meanwhile me crying myself to sleep after killing papyrus in Undertale
This is an example of correlation vs causation, people say “oh some video games are violent,that is the cause of more violence” they are similar situation sure but it isn’t the definitive reason for more violence. Now i live in the uk were virtually no-one owns a gun if they do they need to undergo training to obtain a license and if they show violent tendencies their license will be taken away.
*plays farming simulator for a while
Me when I’m done:
Time to attack strangers
*plays stardew valley*
Me when I'm done: Time to throw random objects at people to make them love me and make a love cult.
~me after playing doki doki literature club~
Welp time to hack into the matrix and kill everybody except my crush so he has to love me.
Haha lol
Me after playing fifa 19
Boys its time to get some balls and shoot the at innocent people
M
Guys, it’s Nerf that’s causing this gun violence. How blind can you be
It's nerf or nothing
Pretty blind, since Nerf guns put out both of my eyes. Nerf: not even once.
There is a correlation between a rise in violent crime and the decline of Spirograph, think about it.
Very blind. Nerf bullets are no joke.
Big brain time
None of these studies take into account confounding factors either. For example one could draw from this that video games decrease violence due to the correlation with decreasing crime, but that isn’t a causal. In fact it’s entirely possible that they do cause violence and we also see a decrease in violence due to some other factor reducing violence even more
indeed
Seeing as how this is Matpat, I half expected that he would find conclusive evidence that video games not only cause violence, but also cause every other problem that plagues the world.
Media: blaming video games for causing violence
Me: peacefully building my Minecraft house
Media: blaming video games for causing violence
Me: Closing and reopening my Minecraft world without saving bc my dog fell into lava
09 Tunafish me:*peacefully getting fish to tame cats*
*Sound of me peacefully planting my crops and petting my pets and building redstone contraptions*
This is very peaceful a
Video games keep me from being a bad person, honestly. I have a very low bar of patience for idiocy and America is becoming more and more filled with idiots. I work with the public for a living so I easily get my fill of idiots in just a couple of hours, nevermind the other six I'm stuck there. Instead of stabbing people as I often daydream of, I turn to Skyrim and kill all the guards and killable NPCs and then reload like nothing happened, and I'm good to go for a new day.
Video game violence is what PREVENTS real violence unless you're just mentally and physically prone to violence and the like already (meaning, if you're already on the fence about actually killing someone, that's the ONLY possible way I can imagine it contributing.)
*Me peacefully building a house for my dog that’s probably gonna get bigger than my own*
people fear what they don't understand and hate what they can't conquer.
Cutler Hanks daaaayyuuummmmmm
I heard that statement before, I don't remember where.
i relate
Yes it was
we, live in a society
I have been a fan/subscriber for over a decade. But this video has been such a huge help for writing my senior paper over, _coincidentally enough_ , violence in video games. I’m so happy that I am able to use one of my favorite RUclipsrs as a source to defend one of my favorite hobbies. Thank you so much for these videos and your commitment to finding the truth!
Human violence has been their ever since the ancient times, even before video games was created.
Even before mainstream entertainment was a thing.
Even before movies and tv shows existed
As an English teacher, I think I'm going to use this video as a how-to for identifying your biases and discarding them in favor of rational examination. This is exactly what the world needs. Less feels and more thinks.
Ur students probably love u
I wish I had you as an English teacher!
Wow your amazing
Become my english teacher!
this just made me actually smile, we need more teachers like you, keep up the great work!
kid: gets in a fight
also kid: *has splatoon 2*
media: that kid gon be a shooter
300th like
Maybe more likely to a Internet Minister or sth like that ;D
I have a speaking and listening exam coming up and this is the topic I've selected to do. Thanks for the info MatPat!
It’s really funny how my little sister has much more violent thoughts than me. She plays random Roblox games and the Sims 4. I play games like Battlefield, Halo, and Doom.
Them: "Video games are causing all this violence!"
Me: *side-eyeing most of human history* "...Sure. Video games."
Heh xD
True.
Lol agreed
Yeah, mortal combat BC caused loads of wars.
Wondering what games caused World wars
Yep, Ghengis Khan was a fan of COD, definitely a thing back then.
“Videogames cause violence”
Me: *pulling weeds from my town in animal crossing*
*trying to obey traffic laws in GTA*
**Feeding my Minecraft dog**
*doing a pacifist run in Undertale*
*Customizes car in Need For Speed*
Me: trying to make people happy in Eleana Kingdom.
Never thought i'd be able to use this in my school work..
People before videogames: chopped heads off in front of big audiences just for fun and enjoyment.
I don't think the problem is in videogames
Yes it's people who enjoy harming innocent people.
The fact that this video was demonitized makes me so angry. Media is becoming so pissy about people who actually know more than them.
Person: does actual research
MSM: *Looks like you're going to the shadow realm, jimbo*
It's because people want to ignore the actual problems in the world. Remember the hacking incident in 2012. No one got effected by that or had knowledge that it was going on until it all but ended in 2013. And, it was thanks in part due to how people view hacking and hackers they believed that they were more entitled to show us less of the more important issues and more of things like The statistics of game consumption and production
What needs to be understood is that the MSM is fighting a battle against video games and they are losing... Miserably. They are getting closer and closer to bankruptcy and as a result, they will do anything to demean and berate video games. It's competition.
This is so true
RUclips loves to control the narrative. They artificially prop up the MSM and push down independent creators.
_"It's not about emotion. It's about the facts."_
So refreshing to hear someone actually say that.
How have you never heard that before
That's literally what all the "intellectuals" have been screeching for years.
A Very Disappointed Red Engineer why is intellectuals in air quotes unnecessary quotation makes a comment wierd
bro that's Shapiro's line
@@raviothethief8292 because there are people who cry that and then oversimplify the facts to fit their justification for being aholes to others.
Man, you are absolutely amazing at what you do and I really appreciate the lengths you go to in order to convey information. It's not even to prove a point. I'm sure you have your own thoughts and agenda but as you said, you care about "the truth above and beyond everything else" keep it up man; and since I'm in the future, i know you have.
Facebook mums: every video game causes violence me after playing farming simulator: *violent farming*
Serial killer: I was in the 8 mile radius of an Xbox
Media: Case Closed
It was transmitting brain waves to Make him shank those kids
Media: we've done it boys
Violence is no more
Mass shooter: I'm in the same universe as GTA V
Media: HE GOT TURNED VIOLENT BY VIDEO GAMES! CASE CLOSED!
Mass shooter: My grandpa lived next to a kid who owned a PlayStation with crash bandicoot
Media: *oh yeah, it’s all coming together*
Conservative media
Damn, i just ate a cooked steak in Minecraft, and a few hours later i became hungry. Minecraft causes hunger.
Yes it is. Minecraft causes hunger because you eat that steak. Food makes you hungry.
@Xavier Sandlos (STUDENT) Minecraft is evil.
Minecraft causes hunger and poverty
Damn minecraft must be popular in Africa.
@Xavier Sandlos (STUDENT) ok
I'm doing a school project on this topic and I picked this topic with this video in mind. Thank you for making this vid matpat. I needed the sources.
Really appreciate this man. You are EXACTLY the kind of person I look up to.
Media: “drunk driver had candy crush downloaded on his phone”
*must be a serial killer too*
Yeah it's the game totally not the driver being drunk
@@startron252 Yes, it's because he was drunk. Candy Crush made him drunk! Also, since CC had "candies" in them, he must also be a drug addict!
@@bastion8804 i cant tell if youbare being sarcastic or not
Shaki Ron sarcastic i believe
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Interviewer: Why did you do it? Why did you bring that gun to school?
Me: It all started when my dog died in Minecraft...
Said pewdiepie while reloading his gun
When your Minecraft dog dies the series is over... _for everyone_
Calm down John wick
_Alright, that's fair. You're free to go._
For me it started when I shook all the Trees in Animal Crossing and didn't find any furniture in them, I was so mad that I decided Genocide was the only way to relieve my anger.
This is very good stuff! The only correlation I have noticed between violence and video games is when people who are avid video game players have their video games taken away.
My mom has reason to believe that starting schooling at earlier ages might have a part in the increase of gun violence, because developmentally, kids are supposed to be *playing* at preschool age, instead of being in preschool, and research has shown that putting them in school at very young ages can lead to behavioral issues. I can't link to any of her research or anything, unfortunately, but it's interesting to think about/look into and figured I'd just put that out there if anyone is interested.
I can remember the first time I played sudoku on my phone. Just 2 hours after finishing, I joined a gang, killed innocent elders on the street, set fire to an orphanage and had a gang fight against the crossword gang.
Edit: if you are a member of the sudoku gang, come to discord.gg/zW5QmYA to help destroy the crossword gang once and for all
ikr, hate when that happens.
You killed crosswords grandpa
Under appreciated comment
@@arcanegamer2723 yeet
Giorno?
Little do they know that people have ALWAYS been violent.
Sure seems like that's changing though :)
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Nah let’s forget about murder and all that shiz before video games existed, it’s happening now, you know what else is happening now? Someone is playing a video game? You know what else will happen eventually? A murder. Coincidence? I think not
Yeah, sure, whatever. We all know war didn’t exist before Pong.
people just dont want to look at the cold hard truth
For advertising agencies, a key selling point for prospective clients is that repeated ad impressions will guide the target audience through stages of awareness, interest, desire, action/conversion/purchase, post-consumption evaluation, evangelization, blah blah blah. In essence, repeated branded touchpoints will influence consumer behavior. This is literally how they sell their services. Video game developers state the opposite: games won't affect behavior. Both arguments are near impossible to prove, but there is a lot of new interesting data coming from the neuroscience arena. Regardless, they are both billion-dollar industries of influence.
the data that you find and the info that you manage to dig in always manages to impress me, thank you MatPat!!!!
Terrorists breaths :
Gamers breaths:
Media: The similarities are huge
Coincidence?
I think not!
Terrorists: bomb people
Gamers:eat tacos and have diarrhea
Media:THEY ARE THE SAME PERSON!!
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@@jaytum1007 Yeet
Everyone breaths :
Media : All humans are terrorists!
Before Video Games were a thing people were blaming movies and books on violence. Just saying is all.
Oh heck, your right! Didn't England censor a whole bunch of media, forcing writers to get creative with their dirtier stuff or something like that around the... the... idk anywhere between the Victorian era and post-WW2
Human beings love to blame anything on this doomed planet of ours. Video games didn't cause violence, it's hatred that past boomers passed down to us.
I don't know if Britain still censors JoJo anime in this day, but I know that they did.
It's just old people trying to get people to stop using stuff they don't understand
As human beings, we want to be able to blame it on someone or something else, no matter the situation. Have you noticed that? It's always got to be someones or somethings fault. We've gotten ourselves into believing that there HAS to be a cause. That there HAS to be a correlation to SOMETHING, no matter what it is. Which the majority of the time is correct, but it's caused a major flaw. More often times than not, people start to point fingers before even taking a moment to think about the C O U N T L E S S possibilities. And, again, more often times than not, people are so quick to get defensive about it that their brains get clogged and they can't think about other possibilities. That's how it's been with videogames. Everyone's been so busy arguing over how "video games cause violence" to the point where they're not even willing to think of the other possibilities of the outbreak of gun violence in the US.
People just want an excuse to blame for their child misbehaving or something like that.
Thank god he had lots of sources on this topic. This is going to make my essay very easy
Reasons why I clicked this video:
1. It can be a good material for my english essay
2. I am quarantined and bored
3. It's Game Theory
Xyntria - Lexa underrated comment
Yah
replace good material with procrastination and thats me
The reason I clicked on this video is to show my family
Im actually doing an english essay rn abt violence and video games! Needed this so bad due to the fact that I have extreme troubles reading :)
"Games cause violence"
Me: **not picking rude choices to not make the characters sad**
In Undertale?
Ra awesome any choice making game
Me: **plays Detroit become human**
Also me: NO DEFIANCE NON AT ALL
I mean sometimes they need to hear the harsh truth if the ever going to spread their wings 😊
@@marissaburke9230 oh.
I enjoyed going back and viewing this video. I want to see where you got your statistics and what you excluded for your data. I appreciate these types of videos. Wish youd do more
I saw an interesting study which showed a direct link between rising crime rates in the 1970s and the roll-out of television in the 1950s. Due to FCC licensing strategy, some cities in America didn't get television until four years after other cities. And sure enough, in those cities, the 1970s crime surge was delayed by four years. The research concluded that children who had grown up watching television at the critical time when their brains are developing, rather than interacting with their families, developed fewer social skills and became more likely to commit crimes in their 20s.
I- I forgot MatPat is an actual human being, it was weird seeing him _move_ ...
69 likes and I'm not ruining that
Believe me it was weird for all of us seeing him in real life for the first time, like trying out online dating then meeting the person in real life and realizing they look nothing like their profile picture.
I feel like his voice doesn't fit his body
So true.
DiD YOu KnOw THat 100% Of seRiAl kiLlers brEatHe oXygEn. Kinda makes you think huh
“Video games cause violence”
Me: * farming my carrots to feed my minecraft rabbits *
*Minecraft dog wedding*
You can do that?
Hmmmm *I FEEL LIKE A GOOD KILLING NOW*
smashslamer 31 woooosh?
smashslamer 31 yeah since they always look at you it legit looks like a wedding if:
1: you arrange them in correct places
2: You gotta be the priest
Matpat remains unbiased while stating he feels biased, I have mad respect for Mat never picking a side when talking about these kinds of topic and always seeing things in shades of gray, not just black and white.
It’s also the fact that news show clips of children getting upset at a video game and throwing something, that’s not violence that’s just getting really upset
Since so many games are based on wars, it's violence that causes video games.
Krzysztof Suswał wow. That’s deep bro. 🇵🇱
BIG BRAIN!
Same as movies... You could say that humans are.... *GHASP*.... VIOLENT!!!
No one like this any more
@@maxbohm8734 I suppose you could call 769 people no one.
Another way to look at it: Video games actually helped to lower crime rates. Why? We were too busy playing games.
ZINGA
Nice
spitting straight fax no printer
Wait...... That's....
That makes sense!!!
Kitai105 why serve time in real life when you can do the same stuff in games with no long term punishment?
the reason that there is a small correlation is because parents don't tell their kids otherwise and when they get bullied, they resort to guns because they have not been taught that violence is not the correct way.
MY PSYCHOLOGY TEACHER POSTED THIS FOR US TO WATCH I'M CRYING RN
WWI Solider: “Hey, what’s violence?”
Other Solider: “I don’t know. Video games haven’t been invented yet.”
Edit: *Alright. Which one of you let this waste of pixels blow up?*
I wanna play the games that Alexander the Great and Genghis Khan played
It’s funny how call of duty is framed after actual wars and battles we’ve had yet they blame video games and not history classes for violence
edit ruined the comment
Minecraft made me kill my dog
Umm 1.1k of us...
Kid: *plays video games and doesn’t shoot up a school*
Boomer: Impossible
Lol.
Well unless you live in America we don’t need to worry about that 🇺🇸 🇨🇦
I mean gun laws are the REAL issue
Me lmao
Boomer is a dead meme
I appreciate this because I did an entire essay about this in sixth grade.