It seems ridiculous to me that a lot of community commentary has been "blaming the gun" lately, relating to World of Warcraft and addiction. This is precisely the same fear-mongering approach that certain groups use to try to connect video game violence with real violence. It's more than a bit hypocritical considering that the same people will mock one yet rally behind the other. It is also dangerous subscribing to this attitude as the more we do so, the greater the chance that the resolution of the problem will be taken out of the hands of the people. This is, and always will be, a people problem, and people need to deal with their own problems.
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It seems ridiculous to me that a lot of community commentary has been "blaming the gun" lately, relating to World of Warcraft and addiction. This is precisely the same fear-mongering approach that certain groups use to try to connect video game violence with real violence. It's more than a bit hypocritical considering that the same people will mock one yet rally behind the other. It is also dangerous subscribing to this attitude as the more we do so, the greater the chance that the resolution of the problem will be taken out of the hands of the people. This is, and always will be, a people problem, and people need to deal with their own problems.