richlind33: You seem clueless as to just how violent this world is. Women and children are still treated like shit in a great many places, and there is nothing to indicate that we will soon outgrow our tolerance for the war industry. I would argue that we have been desensitized to the point that sociopathy is being normalized, which is something that should concern anyone who isn't so inclined.
The only way you can honestly know if something like this is truly harmless is by self-observation, and how many of us are willing to do that for the sake of an argument?
Hikage1983: Let me tell you from observing my own self then. Doom did not make me go buy a double barreled shotgun in search of hellspawn and the vast number of anime games and eroge i have completed have not turned me into a sexual deviant either in all my decades of life.
i am well aware of the violence of this world. Difference is, i do not blame videogames for it. or any other media for that matter. Humans have the choice to be good or evil. I do not assume moral guardianship over anyone.
You're talking like you think there's a single cause for it. There isn't. There are a multitude of reasons for why we are where we are, and desensitization is one of them. No, violent videogames didn't turn you into a serial killer, but no credible psychologist has ever claimed that they do. That's a strawman used by industries that have profited enormously from peddling media saturated with violence, because just like sex, violence also sells lots and lots of product. All of this relates to brain chemistry as well, not just psychology, and loot boxes are another way to maximize the maximization of profits that have long since passed the point of being obscene.
richlind33: If you're GOG's preferred demographic, I'm going to enjoy making them publicly embrace you.
TheGrimLord: Another fucking threat? That's all you've got. But you're just a punk behind a keyboard.
It's a promise, not a threat.