[TalnSG]

I don't seriously think the majority of kids have a problem with video games or the violence in the media. At least they are not seeing the sort of things we saw in the 70s that was almost live broadcasts of real massacres. Thankfully, most of the violence is fictionalized, not "action" shots from the front lines.

Even so, while excessive exposure to violence (even fictional) has risks, I think those who are placing most of the blame for violent behavior on the media are simply choosing a more comfortable scapegoat instead of admitting their complicity.

When the latter part of my generation decided to stop showing respect for anyone but themselves, some of them perpetuated it in their offspring. Impatience and outbursts from a toddler is expected, but you are also expected to grow out of it. It just seems those negative traits have increased on a parallel to that increase in reasoning speed and dexterity.