Should games like The Sims be banned?
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I don't buy the argument. You'd need to show not only that fake mopping-a-dirty-floor is somehow more imprinting than fake shooting-the-enemy, but also that mopping a dirty floor is a detrimental activity.
Additionally, the game only glorifies household work to the extent that you think it does: you do household chores to make your Sim happy, so that he can advance his career, so that you can buy more stuff, so that your Sim is happy, etc. You could interpret this as a game that glorifies housework, but it also glorifies consumerism, hedonism, and career ambition.
Or you can play it for other reasons entirely -- like to observe the character interactions. (When I played it, it was mostly to build interesting houses...)
Additionally, the game only glorifies household work to the extent that you think it does: you do household chores to make your Sim happy, so that he can advance his career, so that you can buy more stuff, so that your Sim is happy, etc. You could interpret this as a game that glorifies housework, but it also glorifies consumerism, hedonism, and career ambition.
Or you can play it for other reasons entirely -- like to observe the character interactions. (When I played it, it was mostly to build interesting houses...)
No game should be banned. Period.
Just as no book or movie or song should be banned.
Just as no book or movie or song should be banned.
Not very convincing. You're going to have to provide extraordinary evidence to support such an extraordinary claim. You've only repeated one of the critiques of the game, which was actually much worse in the original Sims game. So in a way, they've already addressed the issue you have with it.
Heck, let's just ban employment and force everyone to be an entrepreneur!
HN is not your personal blog.
In fact, one could argue that they are worse than violent games.