JTOL0020 Why Are We Obsessed with Vicious Entertainment or On Game of Thrones

00:00 Intro/ I don’t know what this video is. 01:19 Why are people watching this show? 02:00 Bringing Structure to Imagination 02:45 Our Reptilian Brain 03:30 Is there a link between the extremes of violent fiction, and less violence in the real world? 04:50 Living vicariously through character development 05:35 Is Game Of Thrones an example of the “male gaze”? 06:20 A way to help criminals, or would this make it worse? So I made this video, then realised it could offend people. I’m not doing it over. I was just thinking on the topic. Correct me if you think my opinions are too anecdotal. THINGS I REFERENCED: Porn Up Rape Down Anthony D’Amato https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=913013 Lower crime rates Japan http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/compare/Japan/United-States/Crime Do women also watch this ‘sick’ stuff? https://www.wired.com/2013/06/women-game-of-thrones/ Originally Published on July 22, 2017 ********Follow Twitter: https://twitter.com/desiraethinking Instagram: https://instagram.com/desiraearts YouTube: https://YouTube.com/justthinkingoutloud ********Ways to Support: ▸ www.JUSTTHINKINGOUTLOUD.TV/DONATE Patreon: https://patreon.com/justthinkingoutloud Merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/justthinkingoutloud Buy My Art: http://ow.ly/3ghY30gGAjM