I think it's your cartels, bro
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There's also been moves to ban narco culture.
So, ban itself? You can't hire corruption to clean out corruption.
Yeah.
I can't speak to Mexico. But, at least in the US, video games very much have been a pipeline for both rehabilitation of the military's image and direct recruitment. It is what leads to generations that believe tier ninety special force operators are the greatest people ever which both provides "They know what they are doing and have their reasons" and "I want to be one of those"
I am not aware of any cartel friendly games (unless you REALLY disliked Fifty Cent, I guess?) but I wouldn't immediately rule this out IF it is part of a wider media push.
Violent video games do not make you violent. But "cool guys doing cool shit" makes people want to "do cool shit". There is a reason (para)militaries around the world tend to cooperate with, and outright fund, so much media that glazes them. Hell, military/spy porn is sometimes so good that it makes you ALMOST stop making jokes about how Sullivan Stapleton should play Hank Hill in a live action KOTH (that man wishes he had Hank Hill's ass).
That is definitely a good point about games making the military look good. At one point the US Army had its own game called America's Army too.
It thought me being stabbed in the back is kinda of like a jump scare and you almost make zero noise.
There are definitely some ways I'd like to see media shifts, but I'm always very cautious about govt regulation around it.
For instance, I always hated how much we parodize authoritarian dystopias. The "parody" element is often lost on people, and they end up respecting it; like people who lose the irony in vouching for Helldivers' "For Managed Democracy!" or feel like Warhammer40k's Imperium of Man is awesome.
We probably need more Spec Ops: The Line's, but also more hero fantasies about destroying those dystopias.
Oh come on, mexican government! You're better than this! In the 1950s parents said Elvis and his rock and roll music were corrupting the youth. So music was the tool of satan. Surprise surprise, total bullshit.
In the 1970s, skateboarding and hanging out in the malls were corrupting the youth. Surprise surprise, total bullshit.
In the 1990s, video games were corrupting the youth. Surprise surprise, total bullshit.
In the 2010s, social media was corrupting the youth. Surprise surprise, total bullshit. At least at that time. Today social media is highly manipulated TO INTENTIONALLY be corruptive, but not so much in the days of vine.
And now today, video games are corrupting the youth and making them violent. See Mexico? You can do better. This is a rerun and you know it. But fear not. I know a bigger problem that is corrupting not only the youth, but also adults, and even the elderly. You wanna know what the real problem in society is? Let ME have a go....
Religion is corrupting the humans! They're starting wars because an invisable man in the sky told them to. Two sides each argueing that their version of the invisable man is the REAL magical invisable man.
Billions of people have died over the centuries. It is without a doubt the biggest source of corruption any society has ever faced.
In addition to all the violence, there's also rapist priests. And money laundering. And at one time crusades to force their religion on an unwilling population.
But sure. Little 10 year old Jose is getting violent because he played mortal kombat. Couldn't have anything to do with that chaotic and toxic home life watching his alcoholic father beat his mother, right?
Religion is corrupting the humans. What POSSIBLE rebuttal could anyone have to that?
Humans are violent apes. There's nothing "making" us violent, it's just what we are
Oh come on, mexican government! You're better than this!
If you seriously believe that, you haven't been paying attention... And it will get WORSE.
Cultists have no place in governments.
Whilst I can't be bothered to look it up on my phone - we have hard data that disproves this link, last I checked.
It is taxation that makes people violent, not games.
I played Stardew Valley and suddenly had the overwhelming urge to kill local shopkeepers.
CoInCiDeNcE?!!?!!!??!(:'&((!:;((6_£";!(&6+:
Nah, Pierre deserved it
How many Catholics in that country? They get taxed?
Fuckin hell, thought this shit had finally gone away in the 00s. It's the 90s all over again. 🙄