So, why do politicians hate video games.
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That's why they are only examples. Ever heard of tears of happiness, Or tears of rage? What about a sad smile? Are you a robot? Do you not know what emotions are? Do you need me to spell out every example for you?CaitSeith said:
You are clearly not mature enough to have this conversation.
There are a couple of reasons...
One reason is the characteristics required to become an elected representative. The type of people to become politicians (with a mixture of confidence and drive to change things or fight against something, as well as being outgoing and highly social) are generally not the type of people who are gamers. That's not to say gamers can't have these qualities, but if you look at it purely from a numbers perspective the likelihood is much smaller for a large percentage of the gaming world to have those qualities who also go into politics. Therefore, politicians can't connect to the gaming world as much because it's often so far outside their reality.
The other reason, in my opinion, is a generational thing. Most (not all) politicians at the moment are either baby boomers, Gen X or Millenials.
- Boomers at large weren't really exposed to gaming so don't understand it and see it as for children.
- People in Gen X played games but it was not in mainstream society, especially among adults - they might play them with their kids if they had them late in life.
- Early to mid Millenials play games more but there's still some social conditioning where there's some guilt associated with gaming (i.e. they don't want to be viewed as overgrown children, even if they secretly enjoy it).
- Late Millenials and Gen Z (or zoomers if you want) are more likely to embrace gaming as an adult as it's become more part of the culture.
I suspect as the older generation changes politicians will tend to be more accepting of their peers who still like video games since it's essentially their jobs to represent their areas.
One reason is the characteristics required to become an elected representative. The type of people to become politicians (with a mixture of confidence and drive to change things or fight against something, as well as being outgoing and highly social) are generally not the type of people who are gamers. That's not to say gamers can't have these qualities, but if you look at it purely from a numbers perspective the likelihood is much smaller for a large percentage of the gaming world to have those qualities who also go into politics. Therefore, politicians can't connect to the gaming world as much because it's often so far outside their reality.
The other reason, in my opinion, is a generational thing. Most (not all) politicians at the moment are either baby boomers, Gen X or Millenials.
- Boomers at large weren't really exposed to gaming so don't understand it and see it as for children.
- People in Gen X played games but it was not in mainstream society, especially among adults - they might play them with their kids if they had them late in life.
- Early to mid Millenials play games more but there's still some social conditioning where there's some guilt associated with gaming (i.e. they don't want to be viewed as overgrown children, even if they secretly enjoy it).
- Late Millenials and Gen Z (or zoomers if you want) are more likely to embrace gaming as an adult as it's become more part of the culture.
I suspect as the older generation changes politicians will tend to be more accepting of their peers who still like video games since it's essentially their jobs to represent their areas.
I don't think it's so much that politicians hate videogames, it's more that they're trying to score points with the part of the electorate that hate videogames. Ultimately, when push comes to shove, most politicians will points-score with potential voters rather than declare (or stick to) a moral viewpoint.
I'd say politicians that are against gaming fall into one of three categories:
1. Boomers - People don't understand gaming and think its the devil.
2. Crooks - Politicians that have taken donations (aka bribes) from the TV and film industries (gaming's main competitors) to damage their rival.
3. Opportunists - Politicians that don't really give a shit about videogames one way or the other, but find it a convenient scapegoat to distract from whatever the issue really is.
1. Boomers - People don't understand gaming and think its the devil.
2. Crooks - Politicians that have taken donations (aka bribes) from the TV and film industries (gaming's main competitors) to damage their rival.
3. Opportunists - Politicians that don't really give a shit about videogames one way or the other, but find it a convenient scapegoat to distract from whatever the issue really is.
I know Trump flung some BS about games more or less recently, as he does, but for the most part I think the "videogame scare" has died out since the Columbine/GTA days. Besides they hardly have the monopoly on violence in media.