Ayvuir said:
I couldn't stand how the video maker presented his points, and he's clearly not making a reasoned argument, so I mostly just read the video description.
To be honest, the parallel is obviously there, and it's undeniable. You can't say doing violent things in a fictional setting has no effect on someone's behavior in reality, then claim that finding fictional youths sexually attractive makes one more likely to commit child molestation. It would be logically inconsistent to have an affirmative stance on one and not the other.
I would argue that both are acceptable, and statistics are there to confirm this. Videogames don't lead to violent crimes, and being a lolicon doesn't lead to child rape. Japan, being probably the country with the highest exposure of both of the above, has one of the lowest rates of violent crime and rape.
But for the sake of argument, even if violent videogames did lead to more crime, I would still be extremely hesitant to advocate for any banning, because it sets a precedent to a host of problems. To outlaw activities which are harmless in their own right, but can potentially induce criminal behavior, would be the equivalent of thought policing. The correct stance is to outlaw the behavior which causes harm, not the behavior which precedes it.
This guy. This guy is smart.
Okay, I'll give you that. But at least those still look like cartoon ponies.
TakyonH said:
There are several pony people I've talked to who got into horse beast because of that stuff
Well, sure. I don't think anyone would claim that no one who plays violent video games will go on to commit murder, or no one who faps to lolicon will go on to be a child molester. Just that one doesn't always cause the other.