β€œIf loli fuels pedophilia then violent video games cause shootings”. Nonsense. Here’s the argumentative difference:

This argument came into my mind recently when I saw a meme not too long ago. When defending their simulated child abuse material, pedophiles might say β€œIf loli is as inherently morally corrupt as you say, I.e. normalizing pedophila, training people to abuse, etc., than what makes video games different from encouraging violence?”. This is just one of the many fallacious and malicious arguments meant to confuse and annoy us. If you are like many who know that there is a difference, but is not sure why, enjoy below.

After a bit of thinking, I have the answer, which is supported by solid statistics, psychology, and common sense.

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People play video games for a variety of reasons like relaxation, playing with friends, simulation, etc. While wanting to play video games is not everyone’s cup of tea, it isn’t unnatural to desire to play them moderately if the content is good. For example, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare sold 30 million copies from release by last October, with many purchasers owning actual firearms. MW did not make gun crime increase because most played the game for fun, not to become terrorists. Video games are simply a medium, which is morally neutral depending on the content and, in moderation, a great way to have fun.

However, some people play violent video games to feed violent desires. These people are already mentally ill and it’s not the game’s fault (unless the game in question is morally evil) that they are abusing the game in order to feed their mentally ill desires instead of using it for its intended purpose.

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Anime is also a neutral medium. It, like video games, can be used for good or evil. However, β€œloli hentai” (call it simulated child abuse, because conceding the language to their subversion is conceding the intellectual war) is VERY different. It is in its nature gravely evil. While video games can be used for good purposes like recreation and even education in some settings, loli is used for one purpose: feeding the mental illness known as pedophilia. Keep in mind that when a natural and healthy desire is fulfilled moderately, there is peace, but when mental illness and addiction is fed, the disorder only increases the demand for more. Mental illness must be fought against and people with it should be helped in order to restore their sanity if possible, not to further their sickness and drive them to Hell. And unlike video games which do not train people to use firearms with more skill, lo

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Thanks, Game Apologist, for the extra bit of nightmare fuel I wouldn't have found without watching your video. (Also credit to G-Harte for creating this abomination)
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Mitchell using Game 7 loss to fuel him for next season - ESPN Video es.pn/3lsXSPs
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The Fuel Rats rescued me and I had the best video game emotions in years

Hi commanders, I was casually chilling in ED tonight and decided to leave my comfort zone and start to jump further than usual.

I'm not an experienced player at all, only spent a few dozens hours wandering and mining and not having played in a year, therefore I don't recall exactly my ship equipment. I still mix buttons on my X56 and need to remember which one does what, to give you how lost I am after not having played for a long time.

I plan my itinerary and start to jump from star to star and decide to refuel. Unfortunately, I am in an empty system with no trace of life and only have enough fuel to do the next jump marked "Last chance to refuel" on the map. I jump and start to check the interface to spot a platform or station and notice that my fuel is kinda over half the tank now. WTF ? Do I have a fuel scoop that I don't remember I have ? Should I try to scoop again to refuel as the start was marked as "fuel star" ? And so I try to refuel from the star's corona. Probably did that once by accident at the beginning of the game but I give a try and notice that my fuel is starting to lower again but faster than using FSD during jumps. Uh-oh. The refuel isn't triggered at all, I don't have a fuel scoop.

I need to find a station and can only find a hub. It will be enough, i just need fuel so I can continue my interstellar travel. Here it is, mark destination and go Superspeed.

Woo, here it is ! 7 km away, requesting permission to land. Permission granted.

I find the platform #02 and engage my landing manoeuver. DANG, I'm not pointing in the right direction !! I need to rotate 180 degrees and start to slowly rotate, damn it's slow...

And pfuuit. Everyhing goes black. The power is gone, I can only hear my breath. I'm hovering 2m above the landing pad, inclined at 45 degrees as if my manoeuver would continue.

And I'm stuck. Nothing happens. A counter just appeared indicating that my oxygen reserves are now depleting.

Holy crap, I never faced this situation... I start to dig online for indications. Basically I will lose my ship. They talk about self destruction, ejection from the ship... Dang is that even possible ? Usually playing solo and chilling, I'm still a noob after 30ish hours of playing this game.

And what are these Fuel Rats ? Is it a civilization from the game, some kinf of IA ? What does the ED wikia say ?

How do I contact them ? They seem to be real people whose hobby is to rescue other players. Nice. Let's give a try !

Oxygen s

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Nightmare Fuel - "Angel at Dusk" demo gameplay (my video, but not my game) youtube.com/watch?v=xqPDF…
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Fueling a dangerous/disgusting β€œkink” and playing a video game are very different things actually.
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My wife said she wanted divorce because i play too many video games

What a stupid thing to fallout 4

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Fueling a dangerous/disgusting β€œkink” and playing a video game are very different things actually.
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Video game gives nightmare fuel v.redd.it/mdy5ha6y7gm41
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Creators of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 (Asobo) also made Fuel, the largest open world console game until No Man's Sky/Minecraft, here's a video from Shamus Young about Fuel youtu.be/HhyyUiYQolA
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This is our car in a video game. This is how much fuel it drink and how much Co2 it can products in German
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Days Gone, a funny video capture elaborating on my inability to be carefree when confronted with a new adventure (no spoilers). Basically constantly worried about running out of fuel, it's this common? More in video description, thanks for watching & happy gaming. youtu.be/0Z41M5_p1xk
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Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians invests in video games to fuel opportunities for tribal youths nativenewsonline.net/educ…
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What each video game company is good at meme #1
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Voice AI is scary good now. Video game actors hate it. A new β€˜Witcher 3’ mod uses tech that’s ethically questionable and what one actor calls β€œutterly soulless.” But can anything be done about it? inputmag.com/gaming/video…
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Have you noticed that cars are less controllable in video games than in real life?

It's because they're on a hard drive.

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The flight of ideas in my broken brain fueled my decision. I paid $50 to Chris to do a Cameo for my fictional pro wrestling video game league. youtu.be/LeABs9vqq_s
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πŸ‘€︎ u/t_j_c_242
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My buddy’s order of Violet came in from Japan after a few weeks! We have this, Supernova, Passion Fruit Frenzy, Dew-S-A, Holiday Brew, Sangrita Blast, and Citrus Cherry Game Fuel, and a 2L of Sweet Lightning all to taste test for an upcoming YouTube video! ❀️
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Video Game Enthusiasts of Reddit, what are your thoughts on "gamer" brands like Razer, G Fuel, or DX Racer?
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What video game is actually extremely depressing to play?
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πŸ‘€︎ u/PotatoLorenz2000
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TIL LaMia Flight 2933 crashed because of fuel exhaustion. Its delayed departure made them unable to make a refueling stop. Part of the reason for the delay was because one passenger requested to have a video game retrieved from his luggage in the aircraft's cargo. nypost.com/2016/12/02/sea…
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You rarely lose fuel in most video games
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Didier Deschamps and his coaching staff have spent most of EURO 2020 combatting the poor sleep cycles of a number of their key players, who are up until late watching Netflix on their computers or playing video games getfootballnewsfrance.com…
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What did you always imagine the health potion in a video game would taste like?
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Mike Tyson plays a lot of video games,

Now he's an x-boxer.

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What are some obscure video games you grew up with?
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Researchers focused on mental health benefits associated with playing video games to address symptoms of depression & anxiety. They found video games show promise as inexpensive, readily accessible, internationally available, effective and stigma-free resources for mitigation of mental health issues games.jmir.org/2021/2/e26…
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What was the 1st Video Game you played that was full of "Nightmare Fuel"?
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I call upon the opinions of r/China to add their inight as fuel to the fire of this discussion on video games! reddit.com/r/truegaming/c…
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Bruce Campbell teases his involvement with a new Evil Dead video game and new book for 2020 in Horror Fuel interview horrorfuel.com/2018/08/02…
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What is the point of killing fuel rats? v.redd.it/z1knz1npzby61
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Ah yes, my favorite video game character, Blinx
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This frozen pathway looks like it's straight out of a video game v.redd.it/0581arrqzk471
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Which video game have you accumulated the most hours in?
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πŸ“…︎ May 16 2021
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My wife said she wants a divorce because I play too many video games.

What a stupid thing to Fallout 4. It Sims totally unreasonable.

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πŸ“…︎ Jun 08 2021
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Your parents and the media were right. Video games do cause violence. Based on the last game you played, what are you getting arrested for?
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