Comic #5266: video-games

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Panel 1:

• Person 1: "NO MORE VIDEO GAMES! THEY CAUSE AGGRESSION."

Panel 2:

• Person 2: "BACK IN MY DAY, WE PLAYED ULTRA-VIOLENT FIGHTING GAMES AND SHOOTERS WHILE SITTING ALONE AND BINGING ON MOUNTAIN DEW UNTIL 4AM. THAT'S HOW WE WORKED THROUGH OUR VIOLENT IMPULSES!"

Panel 3:

• Person 2: "IN MODERN GAMES, YOU BUILD THINGS AND COLLECT STUFF AND DO IT WITH FRIENDS! YOU TELL STORIES AND HAVE ADVENTURES. NO WONDER KIDS FEEL SO DISPLACED AND ANXIOUS!"

Panel 4:

• Person 2: "I FEAR FOR A GENERATION RAISED ON MINECRAFT. SURE, YOU CAN KILL THINGS, BUT NOT ONCE WILL YOU KNOW THE PEACE OF PULLING A STILL-BEATING HEART OUT OF YOUR OPPONENT'S CORPSE."

Panel 5:

• Person 1: "MY GOD… I… ARE YOU PEOPLE GOING TO BE IN CHARGE SOON?"

Panel 6:

• Person 2: "YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE INHABITING OUR NEUROSES!"