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Another interesting take from study-gaming people. This one is worth reading, because they point out very clearly that the biggest issue with video game violence study is the bias that has consistently existed in all the studies that have been done.

You all know why. Most of these folks are either out-and-out charlatans who couldn’t put together a scientific study if their houses were on fire and their children locked inside, or they’re agenda-addled fogies, so afraid of a this new medium that they misconstrue data to justify their own fears.

Of course, on the other side of the spectrum are the apologists – those who claim media has no effect on children, and certainly not on teens and grown-ups. This is as much a load of crap as the people who want to say videogames are destroying our youth. Anyone out there really want to say you weren’t affected, even shaped, by the media with which you grew up? Come on.

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