Suicide: December 2007 Archives
Everyone is concerned about kids killing themselves, but why is it happening?
Some people blame violence in movies, on television, and in video games.
I blame video games for a completely different reason: they reward suicide.
"What? Video games reward suicide? In what universe?"
Watch a kid play a video game for a while. If he or she gets off to a bad start, what's the next step?
Kill yourself.
They actually call it "killing myself". Sometimes they do it multiple times in a row to end the game so they can start over.
When the going gets tough... kill yourself and start over.
We need some psychologists to look into this.
Some people blame violence in movies, on television, and in video games.
I blame video games for a completely different reason: they reward suicide.
"What? Video games reward suicide? In what universe?"
Watch a kid play a video game for a while. If he or she gets off to a bad start, what's the next step?
Kill yourself.
They actually call it "killing myself". Sometimes they do it multiple times in a row to end the game so they can start over.
When the going gets tough... kill yourself and start over.
We need some psychologists to look into this.
