I have a question about Gamergate

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Originally Posted by El Capitano Gatisto Actually they are responsible, they design it to influence people.

Really now?

Originally Posted by El Capitano Gatisto Here's another mental health example for you: it has been noted from studies that high profile reporting of suicide in the media causes a spike in suicides in the area in which it has been reported. Suicides are contagious in the media. Furthermore, media describing or depicting suicide techniques influences attempts in reality. This is why some newspapers have entered an agreement not to report suicide details. People are more psychologically malleable than any of us like to believe.

Depressing but not the responsibility of artists.

I'm not arguing the media is killing people. What I am arguing is that it is worth talking about the influence of art and media on society. Whether artists wish to let this influence their work or not depends on how much they value criticism, how much they value financial gain or how much they value their own artistic vision.

They can actually do all three at once. You're constructing false choices.