Game Theory: Do Video Games Cause Violence? It's Complicated.
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Do video games make you a more violent and aggressive person? That is the question we are covering today. We touched on this topic before in our episode "Does Fortnite Make You Violent?" but I think, in the wake of current happenings, it deserves a deeper look. This is a tricky and very personal topic for myself and many others, so I am going to do my best to do my due diligence. Today we attempt to answer the long argued question, "Do Video Games Make You Violent?"
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Writers: Matthew Patrick
Editors: Alex "Sedge" Sedgwick, Josh Langman, Tyler Mascola, and Dan "Cybert" Seibert
Assistant Editor: AlyssaBeCrazy
Sound Editor: Yosi Berman
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Man, I've been loving the new kinds of videos you've been putting out, Mat and the Theorist team!
Thanks for doing this research and making this video. The thought you put into writing and discovering all this information shows, and I'm incredibly proud of the work you've done and continue to do. I'm super familiar with all these arguments and issues going into the world of journalism myself, but it just makes me want to get there even faster - to try and do this kind of ethical research and reporting. It's not easy to put aside your personal perspective and see what you find, but you did, and I thank you on behalf of those of us who aspire to do that too. :D
Over all good comment above me
Didn’t he do a subject like this
i agree
😉😉❤
Hola mira mi ultimo video y veras como te ries
I once saw this one meme what said.
"Blaming Video Games for Gun violence is like blaming hot wheels for car crashes." LOL
Dylan McFiggins spitting straight fax no printer
Yay people are stupid.
pics.me.me/ca-blaming-videogames-for-gun-violence-is-like-blaming-hot-wheels-61703082.png
Toyota has said that they will no longer put their cars in game such as Need For Speed because they believe that those games promote illegal street racing
Well, that meme isn't wrong...
Police: why did you shoot up the place?
Shooter: I used to have a club penguin account
Police: I see.
Lol
Ok lets see here everybody make a fake point about discord and skype making people violent
@@insertclevernamehere6607 ok:
People get mad because they lost an argument, or saw something they didn't like.
They are mad that original club penguin got deleted
Bruh
To quote a meme: Blaming games for violence is the equivalent of blaming hot wheels for car crashes.
They wont commit crimes because they are to busy playing videogames
That was a joke lads
amazing
GO BIG GO HOT WHEELS
Told him his trajectory was off during pre ramp and he wouldnt make it half way thru loop.
Ivwas wrong. He made to top of loop. And than straightvdown.
*Plays Tetris*
"Ah yes, this yellow square makes me want to finish the job the Black Plague couldn't."
Off topic, but good pfp
Underrated comment.
Ha
😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂
Lol
*It makes me so proud yet uncomfortable that i trust Matpat more than most political leaders*
@@josephbates2294 got 11 votes already
We have more reasons to trust matpat than our political leaders when ir comes to games.
matpat for president
@@josephbates2294 The government becomes entirely theoretical
MatPat 2020!
Me: throws a red shell at a person in MarioKart.
Media: He’S trAiNIng To wrECK pEoPLe
Gamer: turns into a bullet bill in MarioKart Wii and 2 weeks later accidentally knocks a soda out the window of a moving vessel.
Media: *GASP!*
"Throws a banana peel" would be funnier, maybe
God's Prayer Seriously
Gamer you betta check yoself before yo reck yoself!!!😜
OH MY GOD THE RED SHELL LOOKS JUST LIKE A BULLET AND WHEN THE CAR FLIPS AND LANDS NORMALLY LIKE NOTHING HAPPENS AND THEN WHEN THE CHARACTER SHAKES IT OFF AND KEEPS GOING IS JUST LIKE MASS SHOOTINGS
*cough* *cough*
I think that was exaggerated
i tried to show this video to my mom, but she didn’t care or listen, and just listened to the parts where you said video games don’t cause violence and said you had a bad argument. just like she does with any other argument.
Then she's a terrible parent, parents who don't see the other side and stay stubborn can't adapt to the new world.
They are parents,they got things more important to deal with than this video
sounfs like my mom lol
@@mobiletaskforceepsilon1172that’s taking it to far
@@cubebutpro298 it's only about being open to other's viewpoints. parents have a lot on their plate, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't listen to their child
matpat is like that cool smart uncle at the family gatherings
yes, also underrated comment
😂
My dad: "videogames cause violence"
The game i wanted to play: "a n i m a l c r o s s i n g"
did that actually happen
Me feels bad for loid because he has to stand in one spot for 24 hours until you give him enough money for that one bridge and says sorry when I hit one of my villagers with my net by accident: ok boomer
If that is actually true i feel kinda sry for you having a dad not looking on science and facts but instead on emotional feeling.
Lol
Fahmi: i like Animal crossing
His parents : WHAT? YOU LIKE ANIMAL ABUSING?!?!?!
people fear what they don't understand and hate what they can't conquer.
Cutler Hanks daaaayyuuummmmmm
I heard that statement before, I don't remember where.
i relate
Yes it was
we, live in a society
Fun fact, back in the day many kids would literally fight each other with wooden/blunted swords and bow and arrows without arrowheads.
"farms"
Violent video games ≠ Violence ❎
Violent people = Play Violent games ✅
Smoking ≠ Dropping off school ❎
Stress = Dropping off school and smoking ✅
87% of statistics are lies or manipulated to be lies, This one is an example
Pin this comment and give this man a medal.
Bruh imagine making videos about a fictional franchise for a living! Imagine being so invested in a GAME that you make 56 videos about it
#dreamlife
A youtuber "Zack star" has a great video about how statistics can be manipulative. He has the same example about smoking.
not true
@@bobjoebo8933 what
Judge: so tell me about you.
Shooter: my mother was an alcoholic and my father died in a car accident when I was 9, I got diagnosed with bipolar disorder and my girlfriend killed herself, I used to play Kirby-
Judge: oh, *I SEE*
Lol
ah yes, because kirby is a violen
@@small_SHOT But Kirby eats people, that series endorses cannibalism.
R
@Kazuichi Souda
Kirby doesn’t eat them he sucks them in and spits them out...
As an English teacher, I think I'm going to use this video as a how-to for identifying your biases and discarding them in favor of rational examination. This is exactly what the world needs. Less feels and more thinks.
Ur students probably love u
I wish I had you as an English teacher!
Wow your amazing
Become my english teacher!
this just made me actually smile, we need more teachers like you, keep up the great work!
I love how most adults always try to find a way criticize what kids do, kinda controlling nature to be honest
Why do you love that?
@@monke1295 it's sarcasm
@@monke1295 brother your embarrassing us
remember, kids can't and shouldn't be able to do anything they want until they're adults because kids are stupid and can't think for themselves!
sarcasm, if that wasn't obvious
Average gamers are 35 year old man get your facts straight !!
My therapist: Since you have *ADHD,* what makes you calm down?
My brain: *PLEASE SAY VIDEO GAMES!!!*
Me: _I walk outside and rethink my life choices._
MatPat: *starts on couch*
Me: Oh boy... that escalated quickly
Actually though
Honestly though
For real though
What the heck though
Super really though
"video games are causing violence!!
me: *casually farming potatoes and making houses for my cats and dogs*
PanicAtTheShibe Reminds me. I haven’t finished feeding my Minecraft Dog yet!
also me: running a calm farm and killing cute slimes with a sword
“I LOVE MY BEES”
I read it as "video: games are causing violence" and I was heavily confused
Me: Murdering everyone I can in GTA since the 3rd one and yet I'm one of the nicest people you'll meet.
The best part is I can't tell what game this is supposed to be. Minecraft, stardew vallew, harvest moon, anything
"Video game cause violence"
Me who was inspired by Undertale: I'm very determined to prove it to you that games don't cause violence
So you are filled with determination?
@@cynthmcgpoet yep
Pacifist and genocide.
I tried to do a genocide and had nightmares for a week
fellow pacifist, brought the habit of sparing enemies to Deltarune.
Finally, someone who doesn't over inflate the data about this subject. Somebody who isn't owned by a politician and was just looking at the truth. Almost all the evidence for the "Video Games Bad" argument are easily explainable with critical and unbaised thinking. I have done reasearch about this before and reached a similar conclusion. Thanks for the great video MatPat.
Do you think that art doesn't change us whatsoever?
My mom: stop playing that game, you’re going to be way to violent!
Me: aggressively farms my carrots
Plays Minecraft
I aggressively defend my villagers and protect them from the dangers of night so they can farm for me
Kindred 315 ~ I don’t know what you’re talking about. They’re obviously talking about Fortnite!
*AGGRESSIVELY STACKED TETRIS BROCKS*
Aggressively collects paper clips.
Little do they know that people have ALWAYS been violent.
Sure seems like that's changing though :)
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Nah let’s forget about murder and all that shiz before video games existed, it’s happening now, you know what else is happening now? Someone is playing a video game? You know what else will happen eventually? A murder. Coincidence? I think not
Yeah, sure, whatever. We all know war didn’t exist before Pong.
people just dont want to look at the cold hard truth
nearly 2 years later and mat is still helping me with school work by providing me sources for a paper. thanks a million for all the help throughout the years chief.
Mom: literally hitting me with a belt and slapping me in the face cuz i did some simple mistake
Me: depressed and sad now
Mom: *it was totally the videogames*
@cheezebogir poggers even tho my mom hits me sometimes, i respect that, i wouldnt wanna mom that'll just leave me alone, ill end up as a dream stan
This.
This right here.
This episode is why MatPat and the Theorist Team can say they have the Smartest Show in Gaming.
But the smartest channel is Nerd City. Change my Mind.
But the smartest channel is Micheal Reeves
Change my mind
MurphyWilsonMusic “smartest show in gaming?” Yeah ok buddy
I would easily say the smartest show on the internet, but hey that's just a theory, a ME theory
until (incidents/population)x100k !=4.46 i can't even get close to 4. i'm ranging between 3 and 3.45 per capita for firearm homicide rate using the FBI stats.
Matpat: *tries to find the real truth using data and science and end the debate fairly*
Media: Wait, that's illegal!
yes
I hear Caooses voice in my head
Christian Hernandez *YES!*
It was very brave of you to post this video but I agree with you that this needs to be addressed but I'm glad you did post this video
I'm using this for my last English class essay arguing if violent video games should be banned or not. Thanks MatPat, been a long time fan didn't ever think this would actually help with something important
Thanks for the video! Now I really want to understand the perspectives that actually do lead to violence.
Like I'm pretty sure ww2 wasn't caused by the "epic hit game mineshraft", but so many egomaniacs took the stage during ww2, there must be some similar note they all hit.
yeah, i hated it when my sister got banned on club penguin for saying “heck” and then proceeded to go on a mass shooting spree.
one time i got caught playing an fps game at a catholic school and now i'm a school shooter (that part about the fps game is true)
potatoking124 you never said the school shooter part was false
@@presentbongo4932 i have no intentions of becoming a school shooter
potatoking124 better not
@@presentbongo4932 /r/wooosh
Remember when people in the media thought gamers were fat and living in their mom’s basement?
Nom Deltarunner now I’m no body builder but apparently being in shape as a gamer is surprising. Having my own apartment and having a wife is also apparently outside of the norm
Next they think we drug addicts
Next they’ll say we caused climate change
E sports happened
@@andloc9592 my parents already say stuff like that, so-
Video game addiction is often rather a sign of a bigger problem than a problem in itself.
THANK YOU!!
I have been doing an argumentative essay in my English class about how video games don't lead to violence and you just made me believe myself even more and you found good studies about how the correlation between video games and violence is weak so Thank You.
Media: “drunk driver had candy crush downloaded on his phone”
*must be a serial killer too*
Yeah it's the game totally not the driver being drunk
@@startron252 Yes, it's because he was drunk. Candy Crush made him drunk! Also, since CC had "candies" in them, he must also be a drug addict!
@@bastion8804 i cant tell if youbare being sarcastic or not
Shaki Ron sarcastic i believe
Smile Time IM 666 LIKE
Since so many games are based on wars, it's violence that causes video games.
Krzysztof Suswał wow. That’s deep bro. 🇵🇱
BIG BRAIN!
Same as movies... You could say that humans are.... *GHASP*.... VIOLENT!!!
No one like this any more
@@maxbohm8734 I suppose you could call 769 people no one.
This is a really deep topic for me. My family has been deeply affected by guns in both positive and negative ways, (Hunting, suicides, etc.) and I spent most of my school life being terrified of shootings, being bullied and beaten, and so many other instances of physical violence.
As a kid, I was VERY violent due to mostly social factors. Meaning, it wasn't the fiction I got, but the bullying and violence I got from other people my age that caused me to act violently.
My siblings and I fought sometimes, of course, but overall we solved our issues and desire for fighting WITH games. If we wanted to brawl it out, we played smash bros to decide who was the winner or did obstacle courses in our backyard.
I mostly played exploratory, story-based, games such as Zelda, and I watched shows such as Avatar the Last Airbender, both of which contain fantasy violence. But, I also got my fair share of brawling games, Mortal combat, and "normal" violence in Media, alongside learning about 9/11 and other terror attacks or wars non-stop.
Personally, those media influences of shows and games actually helped me because I learned how to dodge and evade attacks when I got bullied. I actively hid and tried to avoid physical conflict and contact at that younger age. While some of my violent streaks and worries did spill over as I got older and as I went into middle school, i.e. came out more as violent acts rather than hiding, and I was always on high alert and ready for a fight, I was able to overcome it because of social obstacles. I went from defensive, to violent, to non-violent.
My close friend, now best friend, told me back then that if I didn't stop acting out that way, that she wouldn't be friends with me anymore. That social factor helped me. I was able to step away, take a look at myself, and stop hurting people around me physically. I was able to stop acting like a wild dog that had been abused, and more like a rescue puppy.
Do I still play games to this day? YES! Absolutely! My best friend, the peace lover, also plays games. She grew up on Horror and shooter games to be exact. I have never seen her hurt ANYONE, not even a punch. So...those games didn't change her either. She just found them fun and interesting, without having a desire to hurt anyone, despite the hard times and situations that made her life far more adverse than mine.
So, with the utmost certainty, I can say that in my experience, video games did not cause me to act out violently, nor did they totally cure my violence. They were simply a tool I used as escapism, a completely separate part of my life from my social influences, which changed and turned me from a violent and hurt individual to someone who healed and wears the scars of that time proudly. To someone who now follows non-violent communication vows as a part of my lifestyle. Video games were in a completely different ballpark physiologically when it came to how I acted and if I used violence. What caused all of it for me was social surroundings and attitudes. It was the atmosphere I was in that changed me over and over again.
I was a fighter when I had to be, when I needed to not get bloodied and bruised too often. Then, when that changed and went away, and I was no longer tormented in a violent environment, I was able to change and become a better person and communicator. So...whenever someone blames games, I have to just look them in the eye and disagree. Firmly. Social surroundings are what shape a person FAR more than the media they ingest, especially when the two conflicts with one another, and especially if that individual is able to distinguish fiction from reality.
this video was actually a factor in me doing my 10th grade research paper on video games and violence
Nice
Them: "Video games are causing all this violence!"
Me: *side-eyeing most of human history* "...Sure. Video games."
Heh xD
True.
Lol agreed
Yeah, mortal combat BC caused loads of wars.
Wondering what games caused World wars
Yep, Ghengis Khan was a fan of COD, definitely a thing back then.
I- I forgot MatPat is an actual human being, it was weird seeing him _move_ ...
69 likes and I'm not ruining that
Believe me it was weird for all of us seeing him in real life for the first time, like trying out online dating then meeting the person in real life and realizing they look nothing like their profile picture.
I feel like his voice doesn't fit his body
So true.
DiD YOu KnOw THat 100% Of seRiAl kiLlers brEatHe oXygEn. Kinda makes you think huh
It’s really funny how my little sister has much more violent thoughts than me. She plays random Roblox games and the Sims 4. I play games like Battlefield, Halo, and Doom.
My college psychology professor assigned me this video for homework. That’s awesome
Lololol i think we have the same professor
Mom: Stop playing that game, it’s violent
Me: *Agresively plays Minecraft peaceful*
😂
Soooooo violent xD
Hellll ya
Just wait, just you wait! Mine some diamonds over a pit of lava. The very first diamonds, you already can taste the diamond pickaxe and all the blazes that you are going to kill once you go to the nether.
In your dreaming you don’t hear the creeper behind you. You hear the shhhh. You turn around as you see the last white animation and get launched into the lava. Losing hours and hours of work gone in an instance!
That is enough to make anyone rage quit!
@@DeltaNrOne I get that feeling
Video games hit peak popularity
Violence hits all time low
ViDeO gAmEs CaUsE vIoLeNcE
Karen just hasn't had enough video games are next
violins caused by games
MatPat: We don't know if video games cause violence but the evidence shows that we have a bit more proof that it doesn't then we do then if it does.
Non-gamers: *We know video games cause violence the evidence shows that we have proof that it does*
I have a speaking and listening exam coming up and this is the topic I've selected to do. Thanks for the info MatPat!
kid: gets in a fight
also kid: *has splatoon 2*
media: that kid gon be a shooter
300th like
Maybe more likely to a Internet Minister or sth like that ;D
Do video games cause violence?
Short answer: No.
Long answer: Nooooo.
IamSyntai noice
IamSyntai
Short Answer: No
Long Answer: No one has been able to reliably prove a definitive causation that video games cause violence without shoddy research practices and weak findings.
Therefore, we can surmise that video games do very little, if anything, to increase aggression; let alone promote gun violence.
well, depends on the person who plays them.
@@lunastie39 well that's not really the games fault still, if a parent lets their kid play violent kids and that makes the kid violent its the parents fault for buying them that game. You agree?
You made me chuckle
I have been a fan/subscriber for over a decade. But this video has been such a huge help for writing my senior paper over, _coincidentally enough_ , violence in video games. I’m so happy that I am able to use one of my favorite CZcamsrs as a source to defend one of my favorite hobbies. Thank you so much for these videos and your commitment to finding the truth!
“Video Games cause violence!”
Meanwhile me crying myself to sleep after killing papyrus in Undertale
I think people who are violent from video games were already violent without the fault of video games.
And because of their natural violence they bought violent video games.
They are mental
Maybe it's just a coincidence that some mass shooters happen to be gamers
I agree with you👍
That or incredibly weak willed.
*plays farming simulator for a while
Me when I’m done:
Time to attack strangers
*plays stardew valley*
Me when I'm done: Time to throw random objects at people to make them love me and make a love cult.
~me after playing doki doki literature club~
Welp time to hack into the matrix and kill everybody except my crush so he has to love me.
Haha lol
Me after playing fifa 19
Boys its time to get some balls and shoot the at innocent people
M
Never thought i'd be able to use this in my school work..
This is an example of correlation vs causation, people say “oh some video games are violent,that is the cause of more violence” they are similar situation sure but it isn’t the definitive reason for more violence. Now i live in the uk were virtually no-one owns a gun if they do they need to undergo training to obtain a license and if they show violent tendencies their license will be taken away.
Let’s be real, at this rate Mat’s gonna have to start saying “That’s just a Thesis. A Game Thesis.”
No, he'll just be using the *_scientific_* version of "Theory" rather than the colloquial version of the word.
You know, meaning a fact by every means we have to be able to tell if a thing is true or false.
Glad you are observing
*Cruel Angel's
As a teacher, it seems like parents aren't always raising their kids to take responsibility for their actions. We are in a society that can be very individual centered at the cost of society. It makes me so angry when people blame violence on video games. To me it sounds ignorant.
Lets see what we can get rid of... Oh i know! Video games!
I agree. I think parents should teach their children responsibility better. Teach them what is *actually* wrong and what is right. This is coming from an 8th grader who plays video games a good percentage of my life. I find it ridiculous that some believe video games cause these violent actions.
The parent that blame the video game, they are at fault as well. I mean, shouldn't you monitor what your kids are playing? There's an E rate, M rate game... They should be responsible for their own kids, not shoving all the responsibility to the game dev and blame them if the game is unsuitable for kid
I'm doing a school project on this topic and I picked this topic with this video in mind. Thank you for making this vid matpat. I needed the sources.
Thank god he had lots of sources on this topic. This is going to make my essay very easy
As somebody who does martial arts I find it fascinating how videogames are always thought to be supporting violence and people are discouraged from playing them but if you want to do some sport which is associated self defense or fighting you’re more than encouraged to pick it up. Both are pretty similar but they’re received differently. If anything (this is just my opinion) these habbits should both be encouraged because you can blow off some steam and not feel the need to reinact it in the real world after.
It's even more than that. Not only will it not make you a sociopath, it'll help you defend yourself against those who are.
Not only that but how many other sports do lead people to violence, not even playing them but just watching them. how about we do a study about how many people get injured in team loyalty disputes during football season
Wow! I hadn’t really thought about that! Football is a very dangerous and violent sport but it’s really encouraged as a game for young men.
@@therainbowwillow4453 Dont even get started on Hockey and how throwing your gloves down and having an all out punch fest in the middle of the ice is basically part of the sport.
You forget this is the same country that bans toy guns and has schools that complain about Pop-Tart shaped guns, yet keeps the real ones.
An interesting point that I didn't see you go over in this video, Mat, is that therapists are using video games to help Veterans deal with, and get past their PTSD.
They teach the veterans how to do the 360 No Scope Sniper head shot so they can dunk scrubs and tell them to git gud.
Sorry for the bad joke, I'll see myself out...
A guy on Arma 3 actually told me this as well. He was a vet recovering from shellshock. And said how Arma 3 was helping him get back into society. Since he could apply his tactics into a video game.
thats interesting i played counter strike source with some afghan vets when they came home all the time im glad to know it was legit helping them.
I know it is nice and important pointing out the positive effects of video games and when they help people. But if you do honest research, you don't let yourself distract from things that doesn't fit into your your research question. But of course it can be added as a side info in the video, even when it's not really relevant to the research.
Also I heard a while back that people were using Vr to help with physical therapy. I mean, every little bit helps ay?
This kind of videos gives some impact and also inspiration, makes me love researching on common argument such as this
the data that you find and the info that you manage to dig in always manages to impress me, thank you MatPat!!!!
To quote ginger pale:
“Pac-man eats fruit, was there an increase in fruit sales in 1980?”
User name checks out
Okay boomer
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I love ginger
Never even heard of Glorified Violence? If so: Fool!
Those who think it's Unrelated and state Games have nothing to do with Real Life Violence are just Ignorant to a laughable Extend.
And some Games are just Sickening, there are in fact Games that should not exist.
Serial killer: I was in the 8 mile radius of an Xbox
Media: Case Closed
It was transmitting brain waves to Make him shank those kids
Media: we've done it boys
Violence is no more
Mass shooter: I'm in the same universe as GTA V
Media: HE GOT TURNED VIOLENT BY VIDEO GAMES! CASE CLOSED!
Mass shooter: My grandpa lived next to a kid who owned a PlayStation with crash bandicoot
Media: *oh yeah, it’s all coming together*
Conservative media
We all know that the problem is that guns are way easier to purchase in the US while in Europe they are prohibited unless you have a licence and your gun is registrated by the Police. Any illegal guns are taken of the streets preety quickly which means even getting an illegal weapon is next to impossible because even criminals no longer trust anyone because Police is constantly looking for such stuff. In a country with no easy way to get a legal weapon arresting an arms dealer is a big deal and every officer on the street is looking for such occasion to get himself promoted.
Why is matpat the most reasonable person in media? I'm glad someone is finally able to put out an unbiased opinion on this but I'm frankly disappointed that this is the first time I've heard one. Please people. Try to have open minds. Try to be more understanding about things you've never seen or can't beleive.
I played Stardew Valley for 300 hours and now have the slight temptation of aggressively petting my dog. Send help.
Bruh same I’m like on year 50
zoth _ I’m sorry but U mUsT gEt ThEoRpy
*the police are on their way*
Media:Today this morning in Canada a man was reported to have stabbed his whole family and dog after playing animal crossing
Real Story: I played animal crossing 3 days straight and I felt really urged to pet my dog and hug my family
zoth _ I’ll call a doctor
Thank you, MatPat, for helping me write an argumentative essay. You indirectly saved my grade.
How was it?
@@SS-gt8sy I did good on it
Lol
Ooh, I'm doing my EPQ using this video as a source! :D
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Really appreciate this man. You are EXACTLY the kind of person I look up to.
This is very good stuff! The only correlation I have noticed between violence and video games is when people who are avid video game players have their video games taken away.
No one:
News media in 2040: STUDIES SHOW THAT 100% OF SHOOTERS WEAR CLOTHES, DO CLOTHES CAUSE VIOLENCE!!?!!?
Hilarious. 👍
So wait...would the solution be to get naked?
I think most of them went to school so let's just abolish schools. Problem solved.
@@bakartxocelaya7313 lmao
@@Luke-1337 uhh
Everybody gangster until MatPat pulls out the facecam
Viggó gamer boi matpat is badass lol
Video games with spy & scam live service.
@@justarmouredchaos5470 also the stupidest smartest person ever
This deserves a million likes
Man, you are absolutely amazing at what you do and I really appreciate the lengths you go to in order to convey information. It's not even to prove a point. I'm sure you have your own thoughts and agenda but as you said, you care about "the truth above and beyond everything else" keep it up man; and since I'm in the future, i know you have.
I enjoyed going back and viewing this video. I want to see where you got your statistics and what you excluded for your data. I appreciate these types of videos. Wish youd do more
There was a shooting in my town today because of a drug turf war, so drugs and gangs cause violence.
The war on drugs is what created these cartels.
Nah they just been playin too much gta
XxaidanxX sniperz drugs and greed created cartels, the war on drugs happened only in america
Edit: just for clarification, when I say “war on drugs” I mean the campaign that was made to combat drug crime and drug use in the 80s or 90s.
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To much Minecraft caused that
Game Theorists and MatPat: *makes a video about an actually important subject that literally everyone should watch*
CZcams: Wait that’s illegal
CZcamsrs: Argue that CZcams's demonitization policy needs to be fixed
CZcams: Wait that's irrelevant
TheSeagulls one certain channel: abuses copyright claims on a channel that breaks fair use
CZcams: their videos are under fair use and the copyright claims were perfectly fair even though it was criticism
There’s literal child pXXn that isn’t demonetised
@@jickey6108 wait how do you know that
Jirby kid some guy called memeoulous or something exposed that
None of these studies take into account confounding factors either. For example one could draw from this that video games decrease violence due to the correlation with decreasing crime, but that isn’t a causal. In fact it’s entirely possible that they do cause violence and we also see a decrease in violence due to some other factor reducing violence even more
indeed
I just went back to this video as I had to do an argumentative essay and video games on violence was a choice I could pick. This was very helpful thanks for making this video.
Damn, i just ate a cooked steak in Minecraft, and a few hours later i became hungry. Minecraft causes hunger.
Yes it is. Minecraft causes hunger because you eat that steak. Food makes you hungry.
@Xavier Sandlos (STUDENT) Minecraft is evil.
Minecraft causes hunger and poverty
Damn minecraft must be popular in Africa.
@Xavier Sandlos (STUDENT) ok
The fact that this video was demonitized makes me so angry. Media is becoming so pissy about people who actually know more than them.
Person: does actual research
MSM: *Looks like you're going to the shadow realm, jimbo*
It's because people want to ignore the actual problems in the world. Remember the hacking incident in 2012. No one got effected by that or had knowledge that it was going on until it all but ended in 2013. And, it was thanks in part due to how people view hacking and hackers they believed that they were more entitled to show us less of the more important issues and more of things like The statistics of game consumption and production
What needs to be understood is that the MSM is fighting a battle against video games and they are losing... Miserably. They are getting closer and closer to bankruptcy and as a result, they will do anything to demean and berate video games. It's competition.
This is so true
CZcams loves to control the narrative. They artificially prop up the MSM and push down independent creators.
I'm glad he managed to clear this up for us.
I appreciate this because I did an entire essay about this in sixth grade.
Breaking News:
Kid turns into tank after playing Animal Crossing
Kid stabs his teacher after playing littlebigplanet story
Kid assaults a teacher after playing stardew valley
Child kills half of Ohio due to playing Geometry Dash
Kid decides to jump inside a mysterious worm hole in the mountains and is never seen again after playing Undertale.
Kid kills his brother with a shovel after playing plants vs zombies
Media: blaming video games for causing violence
Me: peacefully building my Minecraft house
Media: blaming video games for causing violence
Me: Closing and reopening my Minecraft world without saving bc my dog fell into lava
09 Tunafish me:*peacefully getting fish to tame cats*
*Sound of me peacefully planting my crops and petting my pets and building redstone contraptions*
This is very peaceful a
Video games keep me from being a bad person, honestly. I have a very low bar of patience for idiocy and America is becoming more and more filled with idiots. I work with the public for a living so I easily get my fill of idiots in just a couple of hours, nevermind the other six I'm stuck there. Instead of stabbing people as I often daydream of, I turn to Skyrim and kill all the guards and killable NPCs and then reload like nothing happened, and I'm good to go for a new day.
Video game violence is what PREVENTS real violence unless you're just mentally and physically prone to violence and the like already (meaning, if you're already on the fence about actually killing someone, that's the ONLY possible way I can imagine it contributing.)
*Me peacefully building a house for my dog that’s probably gonna get bigger than my own*
I am happy he made something like this which is not biased and has a POV of a parent and a gamer
I love this guy. MatPat, I'm so glad you are willing to actually try to find an answer. Thanks for the research
Before they blamed violent video games didn’t they blame horror and violent movies?
they should think about that
Books as well... Back in the 'olden' times.
And comics
Don't forget the comic books.
They used to, but now they’ve grown up with that stuff. Video games are still relatively new, so...
i showed this to my mom.
she hasnt complained about me playing csgo for the last 3 week.
Same
Yeah
Yassss! If I tried that it wouldn’t work...but I don’t play any violent games anyway!
*because I’m not aloud to*
dude nice
if only my mom was that reasonable.
People before videogames: chopped heads off in front of big audiences just for fun and enjoyment.
I don't think the problem is in videogames
Yes it's people who enjoy harming innocent people.
It’s also the fact that news show clips of children getting upset at a video game and throwing something, that’s not violence that’s just getting really upset
Take this with a grain if salt but personally I feel it’s the media giving all these shooters so much attention and making other mentally unstable people feeling like if they commit such horrible crimes they’ll get attention and to some of them that maybe they’ll be recognized and that might be all they want . If someone higher up person in media sees this please consider forgetting about money and think about people’s lives.Again take this with a major grain of salt
random trash facts I was think that since 2016
random trash right. giving attention to violent people make more violent people doing things.
I very much so agree that this is highly possible. It would need further research of course, but I think this is something that should be looked into.
"Consider forgetting about the money" you're funny
It would work for a learning model perspective
"Facts don't care about your feelings"
-MatPat, 2019
Jackson McAvoy then my feelings don’t care about fact hmph
I mean, it is true
So true. To bad the media and other jobs do. Like how women have a easier test to make it to be a FIRE FIGHTER and some other jobs like it do the same.
That hurt lol
Why is that what my dad told me on my first day of school?
i have a research project with also this topic and this video almost did all the work for me
15:56 "we only read the article title and made a guess" that describes the news most of the time
Guys, it’s Nerf that’s causing this gun violence. How blind can you be
It's nerf or nothing
Pretty blind, since Nerf guns put out both of my eyes. Nerf: not even once.
There is a correlation between a rise in violent crime and the decline of Spirograph, think about it.
Very blind. Nerf bullets are no joke.
Big brain time
Me: playing minecraft
Everyone else: he's planning something...
Of course you are you gotta sheer you sheep
Unashamed Ninja Minecraft dog dies: *sobs*
Parents: He’s faking that cry he doesn’t feel bad he’s planning something
I mean, those poor people trees didn't stand a chance, you monster!
of course your planning something your playing minecraft, so your planning out how to build you house or w/e your gonna build.
His/her little sis/bro: *sees thier older bro/sis rebuilt their house* KISS UR HOUSE G'BYE
them: haha sucka!
The little bro/sis:*falls for trap* WAAAAH BUBBY/SISSY KILLED ME IN MINECRAFT WAHHH
that other people: oh nvm let's do other stuff
Thx mat i used bits and pieces of your research for my presentation and now I got A+
I was so happy to see that it has Spanish CC for this episode. I always love sharing videos like this with my family.
News: video games cause violence
Me: *in tears whenever I press fight In undertale*
ok yeah but only school shooters play genocide
Good to see that there are still pacifists out there.
Beast Extras I practically cried when i had to kill greater dog.
@@AnEmu404 good to see that genociders feel regret....
Fnaf fan 14 Toby specifically makes the genocide route heartbreaking- the easier it is to kill enemies the guiltier you feel...
Police: *So I heard you play Candy Crush*
Criminal: Yes
Police: *We got him boys*
🤣
Nice
@@mybusiness692 wait that's illegal
Criminal: How did you know?
Police: Well, it's written in the text
Lol
I learned how punnet squares and genetics work through the rosalina theories, gave me a huge head start when we started genetics a few years back