Why Do Violent Video Games Cause Desensitization?

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I agree with you about violent video games causing desensitization towards violent acts, especially as they become more realistic. When the worst these games had were red squares of “blood”, there was still a fair bit of separation between the games and life; as they become more realistic, those differences diminish, and it becomes harder to separate the two. This will affect everyone to some degree, but especially children, who are still learning what is and isn’t appropriate, and who likely have a harder time separating the virtual world from the real one. One point you brought up is that it’s always the parent’s buying games for their underage children. While this is likely the case most of the time, it is not always the case, and the
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