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minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·20 hours agoBefore anyone goes running off to find out Tommy Boy is still true, you should know you can get PTSD from behind a screen. It’s not fun and games, no matter what the recruiter says.
minus-squareBedSharkPal@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·15 hours agoHas this been studied? I’d be very curious to see how much the risk is diminished.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·15 hours agoThat’s the thing it’s not diminished. The brain doesn’t see it as any different than directing fire through binoculars.
minus-squareBedSharkPal@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·42 minutes agoDo we know that though? I’m genuinely just curious because it seems to me like it would be at least somewhat diminished.
Before anyone goes running off to find out Tommy Boy is still true, you should know you can get PTSD from behind a screen. It’s not fun and games, no matter what the recruiter says.
Has this been studied? I’d be very curious to see how much the risk is diminished.
That’s the thing it’s not diminished. The brain doesn’t see it as any different than directing fire through binoculars.
Do we know that though? I’m genuinely just curious because it seems to me like it would be at least somewhat diminished.