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

@Zadem

4 жыл бұрын

Over all good comment above me

@darthvader8641

4 жыл бұрын

Didn’t he do a subject like this

@justforeating

4 жыл бұрын

i agree

@YomYomTV

4 жыл бұрын

😉😉❤

@mauro6937

4 жыл бұрын

Hola mira mi ultimo video y veras como te ries

*It makes me so proud yet uncomfortable that i trust Matpat more than most political leaders*

@jucom756

4 жыл бұрын

@@josephbates2294 got 11 votes already

@finalcartoon1044

4 жыл бұрын

We have more reasons to trust matpat than our political leaders when ir comes to games.

@misolargepotato8070

4 жыл бұрын

matpat for president

@jasonwillows5239

4 жыл бұрын

@@josephbates2294 The government becomes entirely theoretical

@blank8491

4 жыл бұрын

MatPat 2020!

I once saw this one meme what said. "Blaming Video Games for Gun violence is like blaming hot wheels for car crashes." LOL

@klot2675

4 жыл бұрын

Dylan McFiggins spitting straight fax no printer

@Why-god

4 жыл бұрын

Yay people are stupid.

@AGooeyMass

4 жыл бұрын

pics.me.me/ca-blaming-videogames-for-gun-violence-is-like-blaming-hot-wheels-61703082.png

@daBananass

4 жыл бұрын

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

@UltimatePerfection

4 жыл бұрын

Well, that meme isn't wrong...

To quote a meme: Blaming games for violence is the equivalent of blaming hot wheels for car crashes.

@pokemon1659

3 жыл бұрын

They wont commit crimes because they are to busy playing videogames

@pokemon1659

3 жыл бұрын

That was a joke lads

@gacha_kira1322

3 жыл бұрын

amazing

@theunholyburger9338

3 жыл бұрын

GO BIG GO HOT WHEELS

@nicoblaytherealflamingo445

3 жыл бұрын

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."

@tacticaltwinkies3847

3 жыл бұрын

Off topic, but good pfp

@isabelp4005

2 жыл бұрын

Underrated comment.

@iampie6954

2 жыл бұрын

Ha

@mokoepa

2 жыл бұрын

😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

@DunjonMaster

Жыл бұрын

Lol

Matpat: *tries to find the real truth using data and science and end the debate fairly* Media: Wait, that's illegal!

@aninquisitor9622

4 жыл бұрын

yes

@eriklagergren7124

4 жыл бұрын

I hear Caooses voice in my head

@ah-hf8qh

4 жыл бұрын

Christian Hernandez *YES!*

@Andruski_Music

4 жыл бұрын

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

Police: why did you shoot up the place? Shooter: I used to have a club penguin account Police: I see.

@JaapWillem1990

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@insertclevernamehere6607

4 жыл бұрын

Ok lets see here everybody make a fake point about discord and skype making people violent

@thaias9654

4 жыл бұрын

@@insertclevernamehere6607 ok: People get mad because they lost an argument, or saw something they didn't like.

@sincerecinnamon

4 жыл бұрын

They are mad that original club penguin got deleted

@someweirdperson9171

4 жыл бұрын

Bruh

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

@captaindowntown7851

3 жыл бұрын

Pin this comment and give this man a medal.

@bobjoebo8933

2 жыл бұрын

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

@Scrarf4

2 жыл бұрын

A youtuber "Zack star" has a great video about how statistics can be manipulative. He has the same example about smoking.

@Sebastian_Macdonald

Жыл бұрын

not true

@HopeIsADrug11037

Жыл бұрын

@@bobjoebo8933 what

matpat is like that cool smart uncle at the family gatherings

@crimsonwolfez2774

3 жыл бұрын

yes, also underrated comment

@C4ndyC4d3t

Жыл бұрын

😂

Do video games cause violence? Short answer: No. Long answer: Nooooo.

@yoloyolo3351

4 жыл бұрын

IamSyntai noice

@sparkytepig

4 жыл бұрын

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.

@lunastie39

4 жыл бұрын

well, depends on the person who plays them.

@getwet6478

4 жыл бұрын

@@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?

@valo1326

4 жыл бұрын

You made me chuckle

people fear what they don't understand and hate what they can't conquer.

@kartikeyaverma4736

4 жыл бұрын

Cutler Hanks daaaayyuuummmmmm

@sebastiantschatordai

4 жыл бұрын

I heard that statement before, I don't remember where.

@davebob8506

4 жыл бұрын

i relate

@mustafatekinkaya544

4 жыл бұрын

Yes it was

@T0B1.

4 жыл бұрын

we, live in a society

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.

@mobiletaskforceepsilon1172

2 жыл бұрын

Then she's a terrible parent, parents who don't see the other side and stay stubborn can't adapt to the new world.

@cubebutpro298

Жыл бұрын

They are parents,they got things more important to deal with than this video

@l.tjustonsenack

Жыл бұрын

sounfs like my mom lol

@Nightmarionne-FNaF

11 ай бұрын

@@mobiletaskforceepsilon1172that’s taking it to far

@craaab____721

5 ай бұрын

@@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

I love how most adults always try to find a way criticize what kids do, kinda controlling nature to be honest

@monke1295

2 жыл бұрын

Why do you love that?

@OctoNap

2 жыл бұрын

@@monke1295 it's sarcasm

@Thetravelingmonke

2 жыл бұрын

@@monke1295 brother your embarrassing us

@HopeIsADrug11037

Жыл бұрын

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

@loveaintfree1409

Жыл бұрын

Average gamers are 35 year old man get your facts straight !!

Video games hit peak popularity Violence hits all time low ViDeO gAmEs CaUsE vIoLeNcE

@M3CH4H4WK

4 жыл бұрын

Karen just hasn't had enough video games are next

@elainad6728

4 жыл бұрын

violins caused by games

Remember when people in the media thought gamers were fat and living in their mom’s basement?

@TheLegendaryLegacy

4 жыл бұрын

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

@andloc9592

4 жыл бұрын

Next they think we drug addicts

@spAcecAdet180

4 жыл бұрын

Next they’ll say we caused climate change

@jgoldie318

4 жыл бұрын

E sports happened

@cheatseychespin2792

4 жыл бұрын

@@andloc9592 my parents already say stuff like that, so-

Fun fact, back in the day many kids would literally fight each other with wooden/blunted swords and bow and arrows without arrowheads.

@AxolYT

2 жыл бұрын

"farms"

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._

Let’s be real, at this rate Mat’s gonna have to start saying “That’s just a Thesis. A Game Thesis.”

@JamesJNothingIsTooSensitive

4 жыл бұрын

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.

@Ofxzh

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you are observing

@mateogaming6593

4 жыл бұрын

*Cruel Angel's

I can remember the first time I played sudoku on my phone. Just 2 hours after finishing, I joined a gang, killed innocent elders on the street, set fire to an orphanage and had a gang fight against the crossword gang. Edit: if you are a member of the sudoku gang, come to discord.gg/zW5QmYA to help destroy the crossword gang once and for all

@rachard

4 жыл бұрын

ikr, hate when that happens.

@arcanegamer2723

4 жыл бұрын

You killed crosswords grandpa

@D1rose254

4 жыл бұрын

Under appreciated comment

@marketplierr

4 жыл бұрын

@@arcanegamer2723 yeet

@donutholebandit6212

4 жыл бұрын

Giorno?

"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

@cynthmcgpoet

3 жыл бұрын

So you are filled with determination?

@seikatsu.

3 жыл бұрын

@@cynthmcgpoet yep

@agamerdude7596

2 жыл бұрын

Pacifist and genocide.

@Data-Expungeded

2 жыл бұрын

I tried to do a genocide and had nightmares for a week

@jeremychristianestillore1446

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@Siegfried5846

11 ай бұрын

Do you think that art doesn't change us whatsoever?

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"

@darkcrow3350

4 жыл бұрын

did that actually happen

@kaylafaust620

4 жыл бұрын

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

@momo1442

4 жыл бұрын

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.

@loyaltheoristgirl1018

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@averagenoobie9985

4 жыл бұрын

Fahmi: i like Animal crossing His parents : WHAT? YOU LIKE ANIMAL ABUSING?!?!?!

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*

@mathematips9110

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@small_SHOT

3 жыл бұрын

ah yes, because kirby is a violen

@kazuichisouda2026

3 жыл бұрын

@@small_SHOT But Kirby eats people, that series endorses cannibalism.

@small_SHOT

3 жыл бұрын

R

@casserole4166

3 жыл бұрын

@Kazuichi Souda Kirby doesn’t eat them he sucks them in and spits them out...

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*

@karakurto7297

2 жыл бұрын

@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

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.

If only someone would have taken Hitler's Xbox away

@Zadem

4 жыл бұрын

Dang it mom

@KingPN

4 жыл бұрын

LOL!!!

@jesterofthestars

4 жыл бұрын

Yep

@thedirtydoom

4 жыл бұрын

Im German, but atleast im safe from this whole stupid debate 😜

@thedirtydoom

4 жыл бұрын

@Whiterose Petal Tale He didn't have N64, he had N88

MatPat: *starts on couch* Me: Oh boy... that escalated quickly

@matthewflores521

4 жыл бұрын

Actually though

@nightmarebonnie9010

4 жыл бұрын

Honestly though

@commentingcommenter1230

4 жыл бұрын

For real though

@LumeanTV

4 жыл бұрын

What the heck though

@SlowSush

4 жыл бұрын

Super really though

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.

Little do they know that people have ALWAYS been violent.

@ideecay2190

4 жыл бұрын

Sure seems like that's changing though :)

@mauro6937

4 жыл бұрын

Hola mira mi ultimo video y veras como te ries

@mjcgwmjcgw1522

4 жыл бұрын

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

@spaced0rit070

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, sure, whatever. We all know war didn’t exist before Pong.

@KrystaKream

4 жыл бұрын

people just dont want to look at the cold hard truth

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.

@potatoking4227

4 жыл бұрын

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)

@presentbongo4932

4 жыл бұрын

potatoking124 you never said the school shooter part was false

@potatoking4227

4 жыл бұрын

@@presentbongo4932 i have no intentions of becoming a school shooter

@presentbongo4932

4 жыл бұрын

potatoking124 better not

@someonerandom9939

4 жыл бұрын

@@presentbongo4932 /r/wooosh

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.

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.

Police: *So I heard you play Candy Crush* Criminal: Yes Police: *We got him boys*

@mybusiness692

4 жыл бұрын

🤣

@greenredbluezombie7793

4 жыл бұрын

Nice

@omega6417

4 жыл бұрын

@@mybusiness692 wait that's illegal

@filipporosatti6243

4 жыл бұрын

Criminal: How did you know? Police: Well, it's written in the text

@e65666

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

Since so many games are based on wars, it's violence that causes video games.

@handlevognhandlevognsen3128

4 жыл бұрын

Krzysztof Suswał wow. That’s deep bro. 🇵🇱

@Zero-zr6xx

4 жыл бұрын

BIG BRAIN!

@Insanerobert44

4 жыл бұрын

Same as movies... You could say that humans are.... *GHASP*.... VIOLENT!!!

@maxbohm8734

4 жыл бұрын

No one like this any more

@XIIthehangedmanXII

4 жыл бұрын

@@maxbohm8734 I suppose you could call 769 people no one.

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*

Video game addiction is often rather a sign of a bigger problem than a problem in itself.

Serial killer: I was in the 8 mile radius of an Xbox Media: Case Closed

@itsoracle

4 жыл бұрын

It was transmitting brain waves to Make him shank those kids

@-i-4594

4 жыл бұрын

Media: we've done it boys Violence is no more

@DeCarbonZo5979

4 жыл бұрын

Mass shooter: I'm in the same universe as GTA V Media: HE GOT TURNED VIOLENT BY VIDEO GAMES! CASE CLOSED!

@spoontheguy5397

4 жыл бұрын

Mass shooter: My grandpa lived next to a kid who owned a PlayStation with crash bandicoot Media: *oh yeah, it’s all coming together*

@insertnamehere12

4 жыл бұрын

Conservative media

I- I forgot MatPat is an actual human being, it was weird seeing him _move_ ...

@dailydoseofoofs5721

3 жыл бұрын

69 likes and I'm not ruining that

@BuffyPickle

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@thegingeofengland8408

3 жыл бұрын

I feel like his voice doesn't fit his body

@RobocopStealerOfFridges

3 жыл бұрын

So true.

@frostiesswn8864

3 жыл бұрын

DiD YOu KnOw THat 100% Of seRiAl kiLlers brEatHe oXygEn. Kinda makes you think huh

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 KZreadrs as a source to defend one of my favorite hobbies. Thank you so much for these videos and your commitment to finding the truth!

My college psychology professor assigned me this video for homework. That’s awesome

@emperoroftheomniverse

5 ай бұрын

Lololol i think we have the same professor

"video games are causing violence!! me: *casually farming potatoes and making houses for my cats and dogs*

@emeraldthepro12nothanksyou85

4 жыл бұрын

PanicAtTheShibe Reminds me. I haven’t finished feeding my Minecraft Dog yet!

@samuelberry8267

4 жыл бұрын

also me: running a calm farm and killing cute slimes with a sword “I LOVE MY BEES”

@baboom4458

4 жыл бұрын

I read it as "video: games are causing violence" and I was heavily confused

@seraphimvalkyrin4543

4 жыл бұрын

Me: Murdering everyone I can in GTA since the 3rd one and yet I'm one of the nicest people you'll meet.

@conor7168

4 жыл бұрын

The best part is I can't tell what game this is supposed to be. Minecraft, stardew vallew, harvest moon, anything

This. This right here. This episode is why MatPat and the Theorist Team can say they have the Smartest Show in Gaming.

@eggsandfibsh8846

4 жыл бұрын

But the smartest channel is Nerd City. Change my Mind.

@thejokestersquad3686

4 жыл бұрын

But the smartest channel is Micheal Reeves Change my mind

@TheGrandbull

4 жыл бұрын

MurphyWilsonMusic “smartest show in gaming?” Yeah ok buddy

@personenaggie

4 жыл бұрын

I would easily say the smartest show on the internet, but hey that's just a theory, a ME theory

@kenabi

4 жыл бұрын

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.

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 have a speaking and listening exam coming up and this is the topic I've selected to do. Thanks for the info MatPat!

Me: throws a red shell at a person in MarioKart. Media: He’S trAiNIng To wrECK pEoPLe

@JordanAndersonExplodes

4 жыл бұрын

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!*

@Adam-qz5cw

4 жыл бұрын

"Throws a banana peel" would be funnier, maybe

@sethster0593

4 жыл бұрын

God's Prayer Seriously

@lorddaraken7568

4 жыл бұрын

Gamer you betta check yoself before yo reck yoself!!!😜

@joelbeckwith19

4 жыл бұрын

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

Reasons why I clicked this video: 1. It can be a good material for my english essay 2. I am quarantined and bored 3. It's Game Theory

@juan19929

4 жыл бұрын

Xyntria - Lexa underrated comment

@rafastories4649

4 жыл бұрын

Yah

@bigshoelmfao

4 жыл бұрын

replace good material with procrastination and thats me

@pmkyourmad490

4 жыл бұрын

The reason I clicked on this video is to show my family

@dafinollitsac7706

4 жыл бұрын

Im actually doing an english essay rn abt violence and video games! Needed this so bad due to the fact that I have extreme troubles reading :)

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.

this video was actually a factor in me doing my 10th grade research paper on video games and violence

@Glide9441

2 жыл бұрын

Nice

_"It's not about emotion. It's about the facts."_ So refreshing to hear someone actually say that.

@Thespikedballofdoom

4 жыл бұрын

How have you never heard that before

@DissedRedEngie

4 жыл бұрын

That's literally what all the "intellectuals" have been screeching for years.

@raviothethief8292

4 жыл бұрын

A Very Disappointed Red Engineer why is intellectuals in air quotes unnecessary quotation makes a comment wierd

@achyuthaaparthasarathy5931

4 жыл бұрын

bro that's Shapiro's line

@SangosEvilTwin

4 жыл бұрын

@@raviothethief8292 because there are people who cry that and then oversimplify the facts to fit their justification for being aholes to others.

Media: “drunk driver had candy crush downloaded on his phone” *must be a serial killer too*

@rileyhooper2542

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's the game totally not the driver being drunk

@bastion8804

4 жыл бұрын

@@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!

@shakiron5913

4 жыл бұрын

@@bastion8804 i cant tell if youbare being sarcastic or not

@ScienceMan314

4 жыл бұрын

Shaki Ron sarcastic i believe

@Haley-13

4 жыл бұрын

Smile Time IM 666 LIKE

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.

Human violence has been their ever since the ancient times, even before video games was created.

@captaindowntown7851

3 жыл бұрын

Even before mainstream entertainment was a thing.

@Gnhmnh

2 жыл бұрын

Even before movies and tv shows existed

WWI Solider: “Hey, what’s violence?” Other Solider: “I don’t know. Video games haven’t been invented yet.” Edit: *Alright. Which one of you let this waste of pixels blow up?*

@popburnsy3207

4 жыл бұрын

I wanna play the games that Alexander the Great and Genghis Khan played

@Lizking_14

4 жыл бұрын

It’s funny how call of duty is framed after actual wars and battles we’ve had yet they blame video games and not history classes for violence

@pyroblunt5365

4 жыл бұрын

edit ruined the comment

@engineergaming5648

4 жыл бұрын

Minecraft made me kill my dog

@Natej3ds

4 жыл бұрын

Umm 1.1k of us...

Guys, it’s Nerf that’s causing this gun violence. How blind can you be

@Trash-bd1cb

4 жыл бұрын

It's nerf or nothing

@danielkeys8974

4 жыл бұрын

Pretty blind, since Nerf guns put out both of my eyes. Nerf: not even once.

@joshyfox1

4 жыл бұрын

There is a correlation between a rise in violent crime and the decline of Spirograph, think about it.

@sorbzzy3067

4 жыл бұрын

Very blind. Nerf bullets are no joke.

@devilboi9943

4 жыл бұрын

Big brain time

the data that you find and the info that you manage to dig in always manages to impress me, thank you MatPat!!!!

“Video Games cause violence!” Meanwhile me crying myself to sleep after killing papyrus in Undertale

I played Stardew Valley for 300 hours and now have the slight temptation of aggressively petting my dog. Send help.

@goosekid-0

4 жыл бұрын

Bruh same I’m like on year 50

@Peeper117

4 жыл бұрын

zoth _ I’m sorry but U mUsT gEt ThEoRpy

@benjaminphelps561

4 жыл бұрын

*the police are on their way*

@toxicity._.7664

4 жыл бұрын

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

@TroopaKoopaReal

4 жыл бұрын

zoth _ I’ll call a doctor

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.

@muhammadnour283

4 жыл бұрын

Ur students probably love u

@lindseywagner5024

4 жыл бұрын

I wish I had you as an English teacher!

@MetalClashCat

4 жыл бұрын

Wow your amazing

@iamusingtheinternet3324

4 жыл бұрын

Become my english teacher!

@josephczerkes1733

4 жыл бұрын

this just made me actually smile, we need more teachers like you, keep up the great work!

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.

Game Theorists and MatPat: *makes a video about an actually important subject that literally everyone should watch* KZread: Wait that’s illegal

@theseagulls3172

4 жыл бұрын

KZreadrs: Argue that KZread's demonitization policy needs to be fixed KZread: Wait that's irrelevant

@capito4585

4 жыл бұрын

TheSeagulls one certain channel: abuses copyright claims on a channel that breaks fair use KZread: their videos are under fair use and the copyright claims were perfectly fair even though it was criticism

@jickey6108

4 жыл бұрын

There’s literal child pXXn that isn’t demonetised

@jirbykid368

4 жыл бұрын

@@jickey6108 wait how do you know that

@jickey6108

4 жыл бұрын

Jirby kid some guy called memeoulous or something exposed that

Breaking News: Kid turns into tank after playing Animal Crossing

@Y0urPostman

4 жыл бұрын

Kid stabs his teacher after playing littlebigplanet story

@ballsmcgee2599

4 жыл бұрын

Kid assaults a teacher after playing stardew valley

@bean1e_b0i_

4 жыл бұрын

Child kills half of Ohio due to playing Geometry Dash

@cherryflyer1930

4 жыл бұрын

Kid decides to jump inside a mysterious worm hole in the mountains and is never seen again after playing Undertale.

@hellothere-sf1gl

4 жыл бұрын

Kid kills his brother with a shovel after playing plants vs zombies

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.

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.

Rather than video games influencing people to be violent, it could be that naturally violent people are attracted to violent video games which could actually be helping by drawing them away from committing violent acts in real life

@sgtd0z3r7

4 жыл бұрын

I agree, think if someone is already prone to violent tendencies then video games give him an alternate outlet for their violence. This is anecdotal, but when I was younger I had to take a medical steroid for my asthma, it made me angry and lash out at everyone around me but as I got into games like cod and battlefield, I learned to use my anger as a tool, after years of playing and stopping taking that drug I no longer have those same anger issues but when I do get upset I know how to focus that anger. It's helped me keep my cool even under the most pressure.

@DobroPitanje

4 жыл бұрын

Matpat also talked about that in a diffrent theory

@humphred4912

4 жыл бұрын

didn't he say that in an older video?

@wildwolf405

4 жыл бұрын

Well yea, what he’s saying is that if mentally disturbed people didn’t have a medium like video games to take their anger out they might need to do it in the physical world, resulting in a much higher number than that 18 shown, but I can’t really think of a way to prove this. It’s sort of just my opinion

@classicspeeder

4 жыл бұрын

I honestly was thinking the same thing when clicking the video

Damn, i just ate a cooked steak in Minecraft, and a few hours later i became hungry. Minecraft causes hunger.

@GrustaniaNicko

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it is. Minecraft causes hunger because you eat that steak. Food makes you hungry.

@GrustaniaNicko

3 жыл бұрын

@Xavier Sandlos (STUDENT) Minecraft is evil.

@thelunareclipse4849

3 жыл бұрын

Minecraft causes hunger and poverty

@sp4zticgoat315

3 жыл бұрын

Damn minecraft must be popular in Africa.

@sp4zticgoat315

3 жыл бұрын

@Xavier Sandlos (STUDENT) ok

Thank god he had lots of sources on this topic. This is going to make my essay very easy

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

The fact that this video was demonitized makes me so angry. Media is becoming so pissy about people who actually know more than them.

@SkollTheWerewolf

4 жыл бұрын

Person: does actual research MSM: *Looks like you're going to the shadow realm, jimbo*

@DarlingBug01

4 жыл бұрын

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

@LordBaldur

4 жыл бұрын

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.

@umbreyond2118

4 жыл бұрын

This is so true

@bigredwolf6

4 жыл бұрын

KZread loves to control the narrative. They artificially prop up the MSM and push down independent creators.

“Video games don’t create violence, they just reflect the violent society we live in”

@popcornpeanut4518

4 жыл бұрын

So true 😭

@Star.Dusk.

4 жыл бұрын

this......this is real deep..... deeper than it could ever be.

@hawtdanger5256

4 жыл бұрын

That's deep

@cm9231

4 жыл бұрын

This ^^^

@Star.Dusk.

4 жыл бұрын

@@cm9231 what

I love this guy. MatPat, I'm so glad you are willing to actually try to find an answer. Thanks for the research

Never thought i'd be able to use this in my school work..

Media: blaming video games for causing violence Me: peacefully building my Minecraft house

@yumiswaid9295

4 жыл бұрын

Media: blaming video games for causing violence Me: Closing and reopening my Minecraft world without saving bc my dog fell into lava

@basicallyvlogs6147

4 жыл бұрын

09 Tunafish me:*peacefully getting fish to tame cats*

@Noob_Anderson

4 жыл бұрын

*Sound of me peacefully planting my crops and petting my pets and building redstone contraptions* This is very peaceful a

@TwilightNecromancer

4 жыл бұрын

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.)

@toastedtoast8737

4 жыл бұрын

*Me peacefully building a house for my dog that’s probably gonna get bigger than my own*

*_Several years later_* Kid: you play video games!? My mom says those make you violent!!! Oliver: my dad literally made a video that proves otherwise

@raawesome3851

4 жыл бұрын

That would be an epic roast.

@brandonwilliams6119

4 жыл бұрын

Oliver, your Father is a Hero to all Gamers, we need to rise up above all this nonsense. But just go play Chrono Trigger.

@MrOliverLyons

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Oliver is MY name

@poisontippedsword3457

4 жыл бұрын

I legit forgot he had a child how did I do that....

@maltorvolt9694

4 жыл бұрын

I want to like but i dont want to mess it up its 666 likes.

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.

Guns in video games: *(Exist.)* Parents: [Insert flawed logic right around here.]

Before they blamed violent video games didn’t they blame horror and violent movies?

@ultaedits5751

4 жыл бұрын

they should think about that

@Sky_The_Daily_Dreamer

4 жыл бұрын

Books as well... Back in the 'olden' times.

@retrogamex7139

4 жыл бұрын

And comics

@Ironcaster

4 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the comic books.

@TheMadwomen

4 жыл бұрын

They used to, but now they’ve grown up with that stuff. Video games are still relatively new, so...

Before Video Games were a thing people were blaming movies and books on violence. Just saying is all.

@Mortal2064

4 жыл бұрын

Oh heck, your right! Didn't England censor a whole bunch of media, forcing writers to get creative with their dirtier stuff or something like that around the... the... idk anywhere between the Victorian era and post-WW2

@boogiewoogie343

4 жыл бұрын

Human beings love to blame anything on this doomed planet of ours. Video games didn't cause violence, it's hatred that past boomers passed down to us.

@boogiewoogie343

4 жыл бұрын

I don't know if Britain still censors JoJo anime in this day, but I know that they did.

@eris2268

4 жыл бұрын

It's just old people trying to get people to stop using stuff they don't understand

@QuasarsCollective

4 жыл бұрын

As human beings, we want to be able to blame it on someone or something else, no matter the situation. Have you noticed that? It's always got to be someones or somethings fault. We've gotten ourselves into believing that there HAS to be a cause. That there HAS to be a correlation to SOMETHING, no matter what it is. Which the majority of the time is correct, but it's caused a major flaw. More often times than not, people start to point fingers before even taking a moment to think about the C O U N T L E S S possibilities. And, again, more often times than not, people are so quick to get defensive about it that their brains get clogged and they can't think about other possibilities. That's how it's been with videogames. Everyone's been so busy arguing over how "video games cause violence" to the point where they're not even willing to think of the other possibilities of the outbreak of gun violence in the US.

I used this to help me get information for my essay about video game violence. Thanks!

I appreciate this because I did an entire essay about this in sixth grade.

The media: Video games cause violence Me: *Tries to pick the nicest dialogue option to not hurt the NPCs feelings* Edit: removed the thanking for likes because it's cringy

@shorty4704

4 жыл бұрын

Everyone: Video games cause violence Me: Tries to pick the dialogue option that leads to sex in The Witcher

@illuminoeye_gaming

4 жыл бұрын

@@Empika *big brain time*

@laxusdragneel1222

4 жыл бұрын

Virgins no more

@klbani1

4 жыл бұрын

Game Theory: Do Video Games Cause Sex? It's Complicated.

@gaelic_geek5709

4 жыл бұрын

Telltale Games: No. No, I don't think I will.

Terrorists breaths : Gamers breaths: Media: The similarities are huge

@sreerambiju5537

3 жыл бұрын

Coincidence? I think not!

@Heatframe

3 жыл бұрын

Terrorists: bomb people Gamers:eat tacos and have diarrhea Media:THEY ARE THE SAME PERSON!!

@jaytum1007

3 жыл бұрын

69th like bebe

@cinematicblade

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaytum1007 Yeet

@ivudy2107

3 жыл бұрын

Everyone breaths : Media : All humans are terrorists!

I am happy he made something like this which is not biased and has a POV of a parent and a gamer

This kind of videos gives some impact and also inspiration, makes me love researching on common argument such as this

Video gamers don't have time to commit crimes, there too distracted by video games.

@blazeredraw

4 жыл бұрын

literally what i told my brother as i saw the vid

@jaraaaluv

4 жыл бұрын

agreed

@jasonsorin1021

4 жыл бұрын

When Modern Warfare comes out, I'll walk alone at midnight for the hell of it.

Everybody gangster until MatPat pulls out the facecam

@justarmouredchaos5470

4 жыл бұрын

Viggó gamer boi matpat is badass lol

@brokengames9020

4 жыл бұрын

Video games with spy & scam live service.

@GokuOffersYouAPotara

4 жыл бұрын

@@justarmouredchaos5470 also the stupidest smartest person ever

@farisqureshi6307

4 жыл бұрын

This deserves a million likes

MY PSYCHOLOGY TEACHER POSTED THIS FOR US TO WATCH I'M CRYING RN

I love these super educational vids keep em comin!!

"Games cause violence" Me: **not picking rude choices to not make the characters sad**

@raawesome3851

4 жыл бұрын

In Undertale?

@marissaburke9230

4 жыл бұрын

Ra awesome any choice making game

@Archviste_

4 жыл бұрын

Me: **plays Detroit become human** Also me: NO DEFIANCE NON AT ALL

@kevinaustin51

4 жыл бұрын

I mean sometimes they need to hear the harsh truth if the ever going to spread their wings 😊

@raawesome3851

4 жыл бұрын

@@marissaburke9230 oh.

Old people just blame video games because they dont like blaming themselves

@farelitoh4810

4 жыл бұрын

Nice

@elainad6728

4 жыл бұрын

Just like parents blaming the kids and the kids stuff instead of blaming themselves. And no one told ya you had to buy those games for ya kids. Just dont buy them take them away READ THE GOD DAMN RATINGS AND LEARN WHATS BAD simple ya *DuMB a$$E$*

@nmarley8275

4 жыл бұрын

period

@crockoclock7771

4 жыл бұрын

Boomers ruined the earth then bully everyone else for playing videogames

@mordercainear9573

4 жыл бұрын

@@elainad6728 if they had the common sense to know that then we wouldn't be having this conversation

I was so happy to see that it has Spanish CC for this episode. I always love sharing videos like this with my family.

It was always easy to see that you are a very intelligent and thoughtful person, but this definitely shows it well.

Here is a data point for you. Growing up in the 80's I was abused by my mother, bullied at school and grew to hate the world. I was violent, angry and lashed out at everyone, not knowing why at the time but intent to spread the pain to others. In fact at one point I spent months trying to figure out a way to destroy all of humanity. As it was something I really wanted. Had I had access to weapons I likely would have done some rather unsavory things. Then I found video games. At first it was just a good target for that pain, letting me vent it and not having anyone get hurt. Over time the experiences I had, mostly playing "The hero", changed my outlook. After a while I flipped, trying my best to spread laughter and happiness to others. Games helped me. There is so much more than I could say here, but no one wants a wall of text, so I'll just leave it at "games helped me survive my childhood, and still help keep me going."

@magtibay5331

4 жыл бұрын

yeah same thing with me I was bullied and my family coud'nt provide me with help and arr busy fighting with each other my social life was destroyed but thanks to a game called Club Peinguin I was able to heal and escape

@Fenrize

4 жыл бұрын

I feel you, more than you will ever know. Depression is bullshit. It warps your view of the world to the point you don't know yourself anymore. Get hurt long and bad enough and the ability to emphasize with other people gets replaced with the want to get even, plus the lack of joy in life is unbearable. I'm proud of you man and I hope you're too.

@LordArlack

4 жыл бұрын

@@Fenrize Thanks. Due in large part to gaming I've turned all that hate into empathy. Though it's a daily, hourly really, struggle still, I continue on because of my wife and kids, and the laughter I bring to them. Tried doing gaming videos to spread it farther, but the way I joke with people doesn't translate well when I'm playing a game for a camera. *laugh* Depression is like having 2 personalities, at least for me. I'm proud of myself when it's not in effect. :-)

@LordArlack

4 жыл бұрын

@@commanderleo :-P I'm happy for you! Truely.

@LordArlack

4 жыл бұрын

@MAUMAU THE NOOBIE Glad you are doing okay now then. :-)

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.

@Giratina871

4 жыл бұрын

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...

@justking0600

4 жыл бұрын

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.

@hardwirecars

4 жыл бұрын

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.

@Fu7u23Y05chi

4 жыл бұрын

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.

@An_Average_Idiot

4 жыл бұрын

Also I heard a while back that people were using Vr to help with physical therapy. I mean, every little bit helps ay?

Facebook mums: every video game causes violence me after playing farming simulator: *violent farming*

Yes I definitely feel like jumping on peoples heads after playing super Mario

@LiterallyEveryone217

2 жыл бұрын

Ya know the Nazis were that violent as before every battle they used to speedrun Minecraft, horrible stuff.

bullying,abuse,bad parenting the media: its cause of that goddamn video game

@AshThumbsUp

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's ridiculously ridiculous that most people only think one way ->-

@gregoriysharapov1936

4 жыл бұрын

Remember the rule in psychology: correlation does not equate to causation. Meaning to say, video games could happen to correlate to a few incidents, but it isn't the total cause of it. Saying video games cause violence is as stupid as me stepping out my house then it started to rain, then I said: "Oh look! It rained because of me!"

@eyesofthecervino3366

4 жыл бұрын

@Agogo Destroyer Taking that a step further, even if they could establish a strong correlation between video games and violence, it wouldn't necessarily follow that video games *cause* violence, since it would make as much sense to say that a predisposition towards violence would lead to a preference for violent video games. (There was a logic leap like this that I heard a lot about growing up -- some researchers found a correlation between sitting close to the TV and poor eyesight, and apparently concluded that sitting too close to your television would ruin your eyesight, not that people who *literally can't see more than two feet in front of them* will tend to sit at least that close to the screen. So yeah.)

@grafzpln2344

4 жыл бұрын

YEAH YOU SEE MARIO CART?? YOU WANNA SHOOT UP A SCHOOL NOW DON'T YOU, YOU COMMUNIST

@gabrieledra8347

4 жыл бұрын

Ya know when you play game you get away from reality you feel different from waht your truly feeling that what games are

I think people who are violent from video games were already violent without the fault of video games.

@samwarren6008

4 жыл бұрын

And because of their natural violence they bought violent video games.

@ghostifyforce5007

4 жыл бұрын

They are mental

@at_pixel_tv3351

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe it's just a coincidence that some mass shooters happen to be gamers

@cookiekatie6255

4 жыл бұрын

I agree with you👍

@amyliaclenny1866

4 жыл бұрын

That or incredibly weak willed.

Well said Matpat, I’ve always felt that video games actually make me less violent in real life because I’m able to release any anger or aggression I have virtually.