>>715262334This goes beyond video games, but any argument where one side’s baseline defense is, “the children” immediately loses my sympathy. Most of the worst atrocities - and more than a few of the
banal tyrannies - built their bones on the claim that ignoring them will lead to suffering children.
Want to watch porn? Ooh but kids might see it too. Want to smoke? Ooh kids might breathe it in. Want to protect your homeland? Ooh brown kids need your food. Think African aid is fueling unsustainable growth in a continent kept perpetually violent so corporations can exploit it? Ooh kids with big bellies holding out their hands for handouts. Think the government should stop military adventurism? BUT THE KIDSSSSS!