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escapecharacterlast Friday at 9:44 PM6 repliesview on HN

Is it ethical to turn rats into gamers?


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chinabotlast Friday at 10:49 PM

It was tested on humans first

apgwozlast Friday at 10:23 PM

I think it might be _unethical_ to not spread the joy of playing Doom for the first time? Though, I’m not entirely sure there’s been enough research done about the effects of violent video games in rat gamer populations.

autoexeclast Friday at 10:38 PM

We've been putting rats in skinner boxes for a lot longer than we've been subjecting human gamers to them. I'd be more worried about the health effects of all that sugar water.

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efskaplast Saturday at 5:02 AM

It's more like locking humans up in the matrix. Note lines like "preventing it from leaving the apparatus" in the build guide. Would an ordinary gamer be restricted from exiting such a contraption?

ginkoleaflast Friday at 9:53 PM

Gamers: no, hot-tub streamers: yes

duskwufflast Friday at 11:12 PM

I mean-- how do you think they made gaming mice? :)