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Chapter 1016 The game and the essay
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âHu Yue smiled.ââAlright. Weâve heard the guests âindividual speeches just now. Weâve also listened to the opinions of the audience.ââ Actually, our focus this time was on GTA, but at the start, our guests seemed to have aimed at the game as a whole. âââ
âââHow about this, to prevent any accidental injuries, letâs bring the topic back to GTA. What are your thoughts on this game, GTA? Brother mu gang. âââ
âââFamous bloggerââ Yuan Mu had just cleared his throat ââOkay, letâs talk about the game GTA. Obviously, this game contained a lot of murder, violence, and crime content. No one would object to this, right? Is there any risk to it?âââ
âZhang Zhibin, the âsenior media personnelâ on Chen Moâs side, shook his head.ââââI donât think itâs a good idea to use this method. Cars also have risks. Every year, a large number of people die in car accidents. Should we boycott cars?âââ
âââHow can that be the same?ââ Yuan Mugang raised his voice,ââcars are a necessity in our lives. Is it a game?âââ
Zhang Zhibin was stunned.
âChen Mo laughed.ââI donât know what you mean by ânecessityâ, Mr. Yuan. Iâd like to ask you a question. Are movies a necessity?ââ Were television programs a necessity? According to what you said, the ban on all entertainment activities in the world will not affect our normal lives, and we will not starve to death. However, people live in this world with more than just material needs. Itâs not as if we just Donât Starve to death. We need to satisfy our own spiritual needs, and in Maslowâs hierarchy of needs theory, spiritual needs are a higher level of needs than material needs. âââ
âââYou think that games arenât a necessity for life, thatâs just what you think. Itâs just like how you see other people smoking and drinking, and you ask them to quit because you donât think itâs a necessity. It doesnât make sense, does it?âââ
âProfessor Xu immediately took over the conversation,ââyou just mentioned spiritual needs. I just feel that the spiritual needs you mentioned are fake. They are harmful!ââ If they get too addicted to the virtual game world, they wonât be able to tell the difference between the game and reality. Even if they commit too many crimes in the game, they will do the same in reality!âââ
âChen Zhao spread his hands.ââProfessor Xu, I think youâre doubting the intelligence of these adults.ââ Our countryâs law believes that a person who has reached the age of 18 and is mentally sound has full civil capacity. The so-called âfull civil capacityâ meant that they could be responsible for their own actions without the need for society or other people to accuse them of their behavior. Professor Xu, you have a âparentâs mentalityâ, and you want to be the parent of all the adults in the country. This kind of mentality is very undesirable. âââ
âââOkay, Mr. Chen Moâs point of view is that adults have the right to enjoy entertainment,ââ Hu Yue said. I think thatâs right. Most of you here are adults, and we certainly donât want to be told that we canât do some entertainment within the scope of the law and regulations. âââ
âââOf course, I know what professor Xu is trying to say. If a game is harmful to society, we canât just sit back and watch. Letâs not talk about whether we should âsit by and do nothingâ first, letâs talk about whether GTA is dangerous or not. Brother mu gang mentioned that thereâs a lot of violence and crime in the game, do you agree with that, Mr. Chen Mo?âââ
âââOf course.ââ Chen Zhao nodded.â
âââSo, youâre saying that the violent and criminal content wonât have any negative impact on the players, right?ââ Hu Yue continued to ask.â
âââThere wonât be any negative effects,ââ Chen Zhao said.ââIn fact, itâll have a positive effect.âââ
ââFather Wolfâ Chen baiyou snorted,ââââNonsense! How could violence and crime have a positive effect? Just because youâre the designer of this game, you canât just turn black into white just because youâre counting on it to make money, right?âââ
âChen Mo was not angry.ââMr. Chen baiyou, since youâre so proud of your teaching method, did you notice some of the essays in the Chinese textbooks when you were teaching your children?âââ
âââOf course,ââ Chen baiyou nodded.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âââIn these articles,ââ Chen Mo said,ââfor example,âthe story of XXâ and âMrs. Xx.â The former describes a wandering farmerâs life of mental victory, while the latter describes a working woman who donates money to the door and has mental disorders. Are there any positive effects in these articles?âââ
âChen baiyou answered confidently,ââof course!ââ This was a merciless revelation of the old society. It reflected the profound social reality! The characteristics of the feudal, conservative, vulgar, and corrupt society at that time were vividly depicted, revealing the living scenes of the people in the old era who lived in deep suffering. It is our cultural treasure. âââ
âChen Mo nodded,ââyes, GTA is the same.âââ
Chen baiyou was stunned.
âProfessor Xu trembled with anger,ââyouâre actually comparing games to essays?ââ Can you please explain how the two are the same?âââ
âThe atmosphere was tense at first, but after Chen Zhaoâs argument, everyone stopped arguing. They all stared at Chen Zhao, waiting for him to say something.â
âThe guest on the other side felt like he had something on Chen Mo, and was ready to hit him if he said something wrong.â
âChen Mo looked at everyone,ââhow many of you here have actually played GTA?ââ Please raise your hand. âââ
âThe host, Hu Yue, and Zhang Zhibin, who was on Chen Moâs side, both raised their hands. Some of the audience members also raised their hands, but none of the three guests on the other side raised their hands.â
âââAnyone who has watched the entire story of GTA through live streams and video websites, please raise your hand,ââ Chen Mo added.â
âThis time, there were clearly more hands raised, but the three guests on the other side still didnât raise their hands.â
âThe scene was a little awkward. In fact, it wasnât that the three people on the opposite side didnât want to raise their hands, but they really didnât watch the entire plot. They didnât dare to lie either. If Chen Zhaoâs random question stumped them, wouldnât it be even more awkward?â
ââFather Wolfâ Chen baiyou protested,ââââI only read the beginning part of the crime and felt very uncomfortable, so I didnât finish it. I donât think this can be used as a basis of judgment. One game is so fast, just one section is enough, thereâs no need to finish all of it. âââ
âChen Zhao smiled.ââDonât worry. Let me finish.ââ Iâm not using this as an excuse to question everyoneâs understanding of the game, but I have no right to speak without investigating. If you havenât even finished reading the plot, then you wouldnât know the details I buried in the game, right?âââ
âââThatâs why I think itâs a pity that everyone has misunderstood the gameâs intentions. This time, I hope to show you some of the details that Iâve buried in the game so that we can better understand the gameâs deeper meaning. âââ