The Democratic presidential candidate recalls his meetings with directors of the video game industry.
Joe Biden, former vice president and Democratic candidate in the presidential elections of the United States, does not have a pleasant memory of his meetings with senior executives of Silicon Valley. The politician has not hesitated to label them as "weird" and "arrogant," as he commented in an interview with The New York Times. In 2013, he already raised taxes on violent video games.
"You may remember that I was criticized for meeting with Silicon Valley leaders, when I was trying to get an agreement to protect the intellectual property of US artists," Biden begins. "At one point, one of those weirdos sitting at the table, a billionaire, told me he was an artist because he was able to launch video games that teach you how to kill people."
The Democratic candidate is in favor of increasing restrictions on violent video games. According to VG247, Biden acknowledged that there was no evidence linking violent titles with real violence. However, he did say that there was no need to be afraid of the “facts” that could come to light in the investigations.
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An arrogant attitude, according to Biden
According to the politician, one of the executives told him that they were "the economic engine of America." Then, the former vice president explains, he commented that they had "fewer people on the payroll than all the employees that General Motors had lost" in just one semester. "So don't give me lessons on how to create jobs." Joe Biden maintains that "there is arrogance" in that attitude.
The current White House resident, Donald Trump, has linked violence to video games on several occasions. After the massacre in Florida, the Republican administration published a video starring various products considered dangerous. "There are studies that show the relationship between violent video games and real violence," he said in a meeting he held with representatives of the industry. "Violent video games numb our community to violence."
