I've been part of the crowd that said loud and proud that "no, video games aren't making you more violent, and aren't destroying your soul". But here we are with a whole list of people who report that it has had a negative influence on their driving etc.
Is it harmful to have hyper-realistic, graphic depictions of violence fed into your brain for hours on end? What absolute moron would say “absolutely not” to that?
It’s ridiculous. It’s junk food for your brain. Yes, I like violent video games every now and then, I’m a well balanced adult. I enjoy in moderation.
Now take some kid who’s being pumped full of SSRIs since he was five years old because mommy and daddy didn’t want to spend time reading to him so they just shoved an iPad in his face. Is that “absolutely” the same calculation?
It doesn’t mean we need to legislate or get government involved in anything.
But, at least being honest about the nuance would be a good start. It has to be bad for some people. That has to be acknowledged.
Too much religion, too much water, too much movies, too much food, too much air, too much sun , too much video games, too much sex, too much boredom, too much living.
the answer is not to take any of these things away, the answer is to be open and honest about them, reason about them and communicate freely.