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<blockquote data-quote="FrogReaver" data-source="post: 8239869" data-attributes="member: 6795602"><p>I think harm falls into 3 categories.</p><p></p><p>Physical</p><p>Psychological</p><p>Social</p><p></p><p>The later 2 are much easier to view as “imagined” even if they are very real.</p><p></p><p>I also think that just like no man is an island that no group of gamers is an island. We are constantly importing and exporting things to society at large. As such the concept of harm can become a bit more nebulous as something may be totally inert to our small local group while potentially harming society by contributing to it being a worse place.</p><p></p><p>This philosophy gives rise to the concept of laws to dictate morality. The problem is that this is a double edged sword because no where do we find internal to this philosophy what kind of society should be desired.</p><p></p><p>Which means that any group can claim things which don’t result in a society to its liking are harmful and many of the worst atrocities in human history have been similarly justified. </p><p></p><p>Its almost always the do-gooders wanting to enforce social norms that make the world hell for anyone else.</p><p></p><p>I would say this same concept applies to the gaming world as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FrogReaver, post: 8239869, member: 6795602"] I think harm falls into 3 categories. Physical Psychological Social The later 2 are much easier to view as “imagined” even if they are very real. I also think that just like no man is an island that no group of gamers is an island. We are constantly importing and exporting things to society at large. As such the concept of harm can become a bit more nebulous as something may be totally inert to our small local group while potentially harming society by contributing to it being a worse place. This philosophy gives rise to the concept of laws to dictate morality. The problem is that this is a double edged sword because no where do we find internal to this philosophy what kind of society should be desired. Which means that any group can claim things which don’t result in a society to its liking are harmful and many of the worst atrocities in human history have been similarly justified. Its almost always the do-gooders wanting to enforce social norms that make the world hell for anyone else. I would say this same concept applies to the gaming world as well. [/QUOTE]
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