Debate!

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I had a rather interesting encounter while on Twitter. Apparently, there was a debate about why Minecraft with their new Aquatic update is not making their new mob, the dolphin, not ridable. And they clarified because riding a dolphin is cruel. Which is really is! Dolphins in real life should not be used as entertainment and be ridden. A favorite youtuber of mine, StacyPlays, agrees that Minecraft should teach kids that certain animals just need to stay wild. I kind of disagreed with is as a gamer point of view. If you play a game, it doesn't mean that you are going to do in that game you are going to do in real life. It is like a kid wanting to find a gun after playing GTA. With the right amount of teaching they learn, what is in a game, stays in the game. And that is fine! However, Stacy made a point that kids who play this game will go up to their parents asking to go on vacation to go ride dolphins and instead of a parent thinking, "how cruel" to ride a dolphin. They will want to give their child whatever they want so they don't throw a fit and them give the cruel people who force these dolphins and gain more profit. And that made me realize...parents and adults are freaking stupid. They don't teach their kids morals like my mamma did. She always taught me the monsters you see in horror movies are not real and the games you play are not real, so do not do what you do in these games. And that is the misconception that the media does. They think the games are causing kids to be violent and horrible people when it is the people who are supposed to be taking care of them, teaching them, the difference between reality and fantasy! So after that I ended up agreeing with her. I still think it is a little silly because it is a video game about blocks, but without the right guidance, things could go bad. and then we had a little conversation about violence in video games and such and it was a good conversation. I feel very happy that I got to have this debate with her and open my eyes to both sides of the matter. Parents, please, before giving a game to your short, before sitting them in front of a tv, teach them what is real and what is fantasy. It isn't the games fault, it isn't the movie's fault. It is all about your guidance.