The opposite is true, video games and media give people a passive way to relieve stress, before video games we had war for that.,(reply>), "video games teach people how to be soldiers"...<br>Same mantra as "MS flight simulator taught the 9/11 terrorists how to fly" (never mind that they had taken commercial flying lessons in Florida).,(reply>), @A Bad Enough Dude Haha sad but true,(reply>), This. This is something I believe as well. It's the same with the "You know what ;)"  industry. Since the internet has become so prevalent in developing countries, those types of crimes have been decreasing. <br>I mean, there's a reason why religious sects that try to ban human desires have a bad reputation for doing horrible things. Humans gonna human. Repression leads to extreme outpourings of emotion.,(reply>), Absolutely true. Video games help prevent people from committing violence and crime, as it is a great outlet for stress and anger.,(reply>), And nowadays people relieve stress by being offended on social media.