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Originally Posted by JimOfferman  Sure, but real life is not like the movies - so I get different things from it.
I really enjoy shooting down hordes of aliens in a computer game, but I would never sign up for the space marines in real-life. |
Same with me in the past. And you are sure this is not a "civilised" way to vent your
aggressions or covert anger ?
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Originally Posted by JimOfferman Yes, that's why I do watch movie violence and don't watch the news. The news is full of negativity, but movies are just pretend and make belief. Again, they have no influence whatsoever on my feelings beyond their running time. |
I agree most news nowadays focusses on negativity, but some is necessary to learn about deficiecies that we could improve (climate, poverty, starvation, war etc). So watching news with an
aware mind to understand the facts and mechanisms is valuable for me. But in your movies or videogames you
give up awareness consciously for the sake of the emotional ride.