Hu Yue laughed, "Alright, we've listened to the guests' comments and the audience's opinions. But we seem to have gone off topic just now. Actually, our focus was on GTA this time, but our guest seemed to be aiming at the 'game' as a whole. "
"Alright, to prevent any misunderstandings, let's bring the topic back to GTA. What do you guys think about GTA? Brother Mugang. "
"Famous blogger" Yuan Mugang cleared his throat, "Alright, let's talk about GTA. Obviously, the game contains a lot of violence, murder, and crime content. I'm sure no one has any objections to that? Is there any risk to it? "
"Experienced media person" Zhang Zhibin shook his head, "I don't think that's a one-size-fits-all method. Cars are risky as well. Many people die in car accidents every year. Should we boycott cars as well? "
"How is that the same?" Yuan Mugang raised his voice, "Cars are a necessity in our lives. Are games?"
Zhang Zhibin was shocked.
Chen Mo laughed, "I don't know what you mean by 'necessity', but I'd like to ask, are movies a necessity? Are TV shows a necessity? According to what you said, even if all the entertainment activities in the world were banned, it wouldn't affect our normal lives. After all, we wouldn't starve to death. However, humans don't just have material needs in this world. We don't just need to not starve to death. We need to satisfy our spiritual needs. According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, spiritual needs are of a higher level than material needs. "
"If you don't think games are a necessity, that's only because you think so. It's just like when you see people smoking or drinking. You don't think it's a necessity, so you ask them to quit, right? "
Professor Xu immediately followed up, "You mentioned spiritual needs, but I think the spiritual needs you're talking about are fake and harmful! Being too addicted to the virtual world will cause people to be unable to differentiate between the game and reality. If they commit crimes in the game, they'll do the same thing in reality! "
Chen Mo shrugged, "I think Professor Xu is doubting the IQ of these adults. In our country, a mentally sound person at the age of eighteen has full capacity for civil conduct. The so-called 'full capacity for civil conduct' means that they can be responsible for their own actions without the need for society or others to criticize their behavior. Professor Xu, your way of thinking is a 'parent mentality'. Moreover, you want to be the parent of all the adults in the country. This mentality is very undesirable. "
Hu Yue said, "Alright, Mr Chen Mo's point is that since we're adults, we have the right to enjoy entertainment. I think this is very correct. Most of the people here are adults. We definitely don't want to be told that we can't engage in some entertainment activities within the scope of the laws and regulations. "
"Of course, I know what Professor Xu means. If a game is harmful to society, we can't just sit back and do nothing. Let's not talk about whether we should sit back and do nothing. Let's talk about whether GTA is harmful or not. Mugang Bro mentioned that the game has a lot of violent and criminal content. Do you agree? "
Chen Mo nodded, "Of course."
Hu Yue continued to ask, "In other words, you don't think these violent and criminal content will have a negative impact on players, right?"
Chen Mo replied, "Not only will it not have a negative impact, it might even have a positive impact."
"Father Wolf," Chen Baiyou snorted, "Bullsh * t! How can violence and criminal content have a positive impact? You can't distort the truth just because you're the designer of the game and you're counting on it to make money, right? "
Chen Mo wasn't angry, "Mr Chen Baiyou, since you're so proud of your parenting style, have you noticed the essays in the textbooks when you're teaching your children?"
Chen Baiyou nodded, "Of course."
Chen Mo said, "These essays, such as' The True Story of XX 'and' The Wife of XX ', the former depicts the life of a homeless farmer who lived a life of spiritual victory. The latter depicts a mentally unstable working woman who donated money to the doorstep. Do these essays have a positive impact? "
Chen Baiyou replied confidently, "Of course they do! This is a merciless exposé of the old society, it reflects the deep social reality! It portrays the feudal, conservative, vulgar, and corrupt society of the time in great detail. It reveals the suffering of the people in the old society, it's a treasure of our culture. "
Chen Mo nodded, "Yes, it's the same in GTA."
Chen Baiyou was shocked, "?"
Professor Xu was shaking with anger, "You're comparing the game to essays? Why don't you explain to me how they're the same? "
The atmosphere was a bit tense at first, but after Chen Mo's argument, everyone stopped arguing and stared at Chen Mo, waiting to see what he had to say.
The guest on the other side felt like he had something on Chen Mo. He was just waiting for him to say something wrong, and he would immediately attack him.
Chen Mo looked at the crowd, "How many of you here have actually played GTA? Please raise your hand. "
The host, Hu Yue, and Zhang Zhibin, who was standing on Chen Mo's side, raised their hands. Some of the audience also raised their hands, but none of the three guests on the other side raised their hands.
Chen Mo then said, "If you've watched the entire story of GTA through livestreams and video websites, please raise your hand."
This time, there were obviously more people who raised their hands, but the three guests still didn't raise their hands.
The situation was a bit awkward. It wasn't that the three guests didn't want to raise their hands, but that they really hadn't seen the entire story. They didn't dare to lie, in case Chen Mo stumped them with a random question. Wouldn't that be even more awkward?
'Wolf Dad' Chen Baiyou protested, "I only saw the crime part at the beginning and felt uncomfortable, that's why I didn't finish it. I don't think this can be used as a basis for judging. A game is so fast, you only need to watch a part, there's no need to finish it. "
Chen Mo laughed, "Don't panic, let me finish. I'm not trying to question everyone's understanding of the game, but you don't have the right to speak if you haven't done your research. If you haven't even finished reading the plot, then you won't know the details I've buried in the game, right? "
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