Larian Studios Forums General Chat extreme use of voilence (discussion)

That's right. Better methods and more people make it very obvious.


Games and the media can make us capable of more by inspiring us, but self nature and self control determine our actions.


While I agree with this, I had some conflicting experiences with this. Being the kid who was always bullied at school, my father encouraged me to fight. While I am not a violent person now, I can certainly stand up for myself. My father happily pirates software to his heart's content and offers it very readily. Everything I have is legitimate, I don't want to be invlolved in piracy. But there was something about my upbringing that has placed a sense of respect in me and that is what has made me me.

What I find interesting in myself is that I could be violent and criminal if I wanted to be. I know enough to pirate software with little trouble. I see plenty of opportunities for easy theft. I'd really like to push <name deleted> down an escelator (automatic staircase) and watch them hit every sharp edge. But I don't. In fact, I'd rather hide myself away than do that. I don't know why exactly, but I will always hold control. Really, I'm thankful for it.

Parental discipline is a fine line. Like Womble said, he feared being slapped by his parents. Same here. I was scared enough of my father that I avoided him altogether if I could. But some parents go too far with their violence, hitting their kids for every misdemeanour, and when they do something really bad, laying right into them. A lot (not all) of these kids learn that violence is to be expected and don't hesitate to use it.

I discipline my cats by biting their ear (like a mother cat would) before ejecting them from the house or putting them in the bathroom. There's no permanent damage, they know I'm angry with them, and they have time to calm down before I let them back into the house. I don't like doing it, but it works. The cats have a good idea of what is and isn't allowed. Doesn't mean they still don't try sometimes, but it's better than letting them run rampant.