The complementary lawsuits claim that the massacre in 2022 was made possible by tech giants, a local gun shop, and the gunman’s parents.

YouTube and Reddit are sued for allegedly enabling the racist mass shooting in Buffalo that left 10 dead::The complementary lawsuits claim that the massacre in 2022 was made possible by tech giants, a local gun shop, and the gunman’s parents.

  • @Redditiscancer789@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17•11 months ago

    Anecdotally I play a genocidal maniac in every game I can. I love playing total war and killing every single thing I come across, razing pillaging their villages and enslaving the survivors. I’ve done it since I was a young child playing RTS games like age of empires. Adding up all my video game kills would probably be literally in the billions. Can you guess how many people I’ve killed in real life?

      • @Redditiscancer789@lemmy.worldEnglish
        10•11 months ago

        I imagine it feels that way when tons of people disagree with you. But that’s also part of posting in public discourse, if people don’t like what you’re saying they will surely let you know.

        • @aidan@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1•11 months ago

          I agree generally- but I also personally know people who were in some ways inspired to violence by media.

          • @AeroLemming@lemm.eeEnglish
            3•11 months ago

            Yes, some social media groups or propaganda productions ABSOLUTELY DO incite violence in people. I’m talking about violent videogames like FPSes, not deliberate propaganda.

            Sorry if this double posts, my internet cut out in the middle of hitting reply and I’m trying again.

              • @AeroLemming@lemm.eeEnglish
                2•10 months ago

                I suppose it would depend on the media. It’s a lot easier to insert effective alt-right political messages into films than into a game where you just shoot things and barely pay attention to the plot.