I played a crap load of violent video games in my youth: Doom, Half Life, GTA, etc. But I turned out alright, it all depends on the individual. Actually, video games instilled a love of tech in me and was a major influence on my programming skills.
I was going to state something similar. I’m in E.E. and I hear the students talking all the time. They all play games and it led them towards tech stuff and eventually E.E. The are intelligent, extremely hard working kids.
You’re both right, but the issue isn’t our mainstream people, it is the marginals. These are people who become alcoholics, drug addicts, sex addicts, gambling addicts, rapists, etc. Studies closely link rape and pornography with rapists reporting using pornography to get them upped to rape.
So, while it’s true that most people can handle it, does it cause marginals who normally would remain docile outside of the influence of these stimulants to go off the deep end. Is it good for society as a whole?