Talk:The Tarr/@comment-27762120-20170223145952/@comment-4955085-20170224020451

You... really have a habit of contradicting yourself there. I think you mean "IF a Tarr bites you or makes you bleed..." Unless implies that the bite/blood would NOT be adult friendly. Regardless... Oh no, subjecting children to blood and violence! Shield their eyes, lest they become blood-thirsty murderers! ...Said people who don't understand the human psyche at all. I won't pretend I have expert knowledge on the subject, but I'm fairly certain that all exposure does is raise awareness of a subject's existance. Showing dispositions after esposure is not direct causality, but is a more complex issue of poor education, misinformation, and pre-existing conditions. Not to mention, unless you are monitoring and filtering every aspect of a youth's life, there's a high liklihood most of the common subjects like violence, offensive language, and especially blood will have already been exposed to them in the first place. Hiding it at that point only reinforces the notion that the subjects should never be discussed.

Tangent aside, no, violence and gore are not exclusively adult. Sure, marketing likes to portray it that way, the the simple fact of the matter is, as someone who works with kids, youths are just as likely to find entertainment from those subjects as adults. Heck, I've seen a little girl laugh maniacly while slaughtering livestock in Minecraft. Anyone can find anything entertaining, regardless of age. And sure, while the aformentioned girl may have been a bit disturbing, she soon found her immediate area deviod of life, at which point I was able to discuss more controlled butchering for resources, as well as the ability to procreate the livestock to ensure a sustainable flow of food and resources. She given an outlet, learned that her actions could have immediate and long-term concequences, and was able to teach her about sustainable ranching, moderation, and control. In other words, because there was violence in Minecraft, I was able to teach a subject she likely would not have been introduced to until higher-level education... and she understood and applied it! If Minecraft had simply been a generic, safe, "kid friendly" digital lego simulation, I would never have been able to explain those topics to her in a meduim she understood or cared about. THAT is why I don't think games like Slime Rancher should be made "kid friendly". Removing/keeping out questionable content removes the ability to learn from and discuss the content in the game with a younger generation who may not necessarily care about the topics otherwise.