• Rekorse@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    Probably not, there’s a reason the US military has spent money funding call of duty games.

    • CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
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      20 hours ago

      If you think people playing pretend has that strong of an effect on them you might want to avoid the Internet all together. So much stuff on here is significantly worse than Mario jumping on a turtle.

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        20 hours ago

        Will it change someone individually drastically? Probably not. Does it have an effect on society and how it views military action around the world? Apparently so.

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          16 hours ago

          The military spent funding researching astral projection. That doesn’t mean it’s a thing.