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#643 - Michael Kasumovic - Are Violent Video Games Actually That Harmful?

Modern Wisdom

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The Male Sedation Hypothesis

"I'm currently of the opinion that almost the opposite thing happens. So it's my belief that screens, video games and porn are sedating men out of their status seeking, team bonding and reproductive fitness behavior," says psychologist Diana Fleischman. "What this is doing is it's causing young male syndrome, which we should have seen given the amount of matelessness and sexlessness and loneliness that young men particularly are suffering with at the moment."

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