These days, the amount of violence in media is growing. While some people argue that this trend will undoubtedly lead humans to dangerous future, others claim that it has no damaging effect on the society. I believe that in most cases, media violence doesn't affect people's behaviour.
Firstly, I think that people act from their motives, regardless what they see on the television. That is to say, if someone intends to do harm to somebody, that is not because of watching TV or playing computer games, but due to that person's character and education. Although it is generally considered that violent media accustoms viewer to cruelty, I doubt this opinion. In my view, reasonable and intelligent people treat others humanely irrespective of what they see or hear in fictional stories.
Moreover, video games and television may even reduce social cruelty by providing a safe outlet for aggressiveness. In other words, truculent people may fight in virtual reality instead of evincing their combative spirit in the real world. This may not only help those people, but also reduce the level of social violence in long-term perspective.
Finally, despite many claims and assumptions about the negative effects of television and computer games I have never seen any proven connection between violent media and illegal activities in social life.
Taking everything into consideration, I would say that brutality in contemporary media has no substantial influence on people's behaviour. Television and computers are not the main factors that shape personal character, and they can even be useful in reducing the level of violence.
These days, the amount of
violence
in
media
is growing. While
some
people
argue that this trend will
undoubtedly
lead humans to
dangerous
future, others claim that it has no damaging effect on the society. I believe that
in most cases
,
media
violence
doesn't affect
people
's
behaviour
.
Firstly
, I
think
that
people
act from their motives, regardless what they
see
on the
television
.
That is
to say, if someone intends to do harm to somebody,
that is
not
because
of watching TV or playing computer games,
but
due to that person's character and education. Although it is
generally
considered that violent
media
accustoms viewer to cruelty, I doubt this opinion. In my view, reasonable and intelligent
people
treat others
humanely
irrespective of what they
see
or hear in fictional stories.
Moreover
, video games and
television
may even
reduce
social cruelty by providing a safe outlet for aggressiveness.
In other words
, truculent
people
may fight in virtual reality
instead
of evincing their combative spirit in the real world. This may not
only
help
those
people
,
but
also
reduce
the level of social
violence
in long-term perspective.
Finally
, despite
many
claims and assumptions about the
negative
effects of
television
and computer games I have never
seen
any proven
connection between
violent
media
and illegal activities in social life.
Taking everything into consideration, I would say that brutality in contemporary
media
has no substantial influence on
people
's
behaviour
.
Television
and computers are not the main factors that shape personal character, and they can even be useful in reducing the level of
violence
.