• CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
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    If you think people playing pretend has that strong of an effect on them you might want to avoid the Internet all together. So much stuff on here is significantly worse than Mario jumping on a turtle.

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      Will it change someone individually drastically? Probably not. Does it have an effect on society and how it views military action around the world? Apparently so.

      • CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
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        The military spent funding researching astral projection. That doesn’t mean it’s a thing.