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Post by camila on Oct 24, 2023 8:15:13 GMT -5
I have a friend that let her 11yo play Grand Theft Auto. I don't play it but I know it's not a kids game by reputation. I don't think stores can even sell it to kids. So she had to buy it for her son. Am I the only one that thinks that is wrong? Is the game not as bad as they say?
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Post by Yeti on Oct 24, 2023 12:05:14 GMT -5
These are good questions.
GTA does indeed have content and situations not suitable for young players. However, this raises the question of when it is alright for a child to play it. I don't believe there's a magical transformation that takes place overnight, going from juvenile too young to handle GTA to mature enough for GTA the next day. Every child is different, too. I would imagine that's simply a call for parents able their individual child. Do they think their kid is personally ready for GTA content. Maybe one household feels their 11-year-old is ready while another doesn't believe their 13-year-old is mature enough for GTA.
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Post by Large Marge on Oct 24, 2023 14:14:44 GMT -5
murder simulaters arent ok for any age. not even grownups should be playing that smut.
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Post by Yeti on Oct 24, 2023 14:45:04 GMT -5
The nonsense about "murder simulators" desensitizing players has been widely disproven. Studies have found no real link between video games and lack of empathy. In fact, at least some studies found the opposite. One suggested that, at a subconscious level, players feel guilty about awful things they virtually did and that led to increased empathy in real life.
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Post by Paladin on Oct 24, 2023 17:15:18 GMT -5
I played Gta and never did any stuff from Gta. Don't know nobody that has. We played games like that at a young age.
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Post by Yeti on Oct 24, 2023 19:09:04 GMT -5
I was an adult by the time GTA III came out, which is when the series blew up in popularity, but I knew plenty of younger gamers playing it. None of them grew up to be homicidal maniacs or criminals.
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Post by camila on Oct 25, 2023 10:20:07 GMT -5
I would imagine that's simply a call for parents able their individual child. Do they think their kid is personally ready for GTA content. Maybe one household feels their 11-year-old is ready while another doesn't believe their 13-year-old is mature enough for GTA. You may be right. |
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Post by Jörmungandr on Oct 25, 2023 14:36:01 GMT -5
I dont know. Maybe when they graduate.
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Post by Paladin on Oct 25, 2023 18:11:06 GMT -5
I played long before that.
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Post by Large Marge on Oct 26, 2023 8:39:02 GMT -5
i dont buy what scientist say. I only trust jesus.
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Post by Yeti on Oct 26, 2023 11:06:01 GMT -5
i dont buy what scientist say. I only trust jesus. Everything doesn't have to be science versus religion. In this case, science isn't really involved. It's not scientists that did the aforementioned studies. Psychologists studied the affects of video games on players. |
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Post by Large Marge on Oct 27, 2023 8:02:05 GMT -5
all the same thing.
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Post by camila on Oct 27, 2023 9:32:13 GMT -5
You make it sound like you're trying to suggest being knowledgeable about something is a bad thing. How dare someone know what they are talking about.
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Post by Jörmungandr on Oct 27, 2023 15:08:06 GMT -5
I feel like it is bordering on trolling at this point.
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Post by Jörmungandr on Nov 6, 2023 18:22:41 GMT -5
I was just thinking. If this topic was in the relationship board the title would take on a very different meaning.
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