On Sat, 23 Sep 2000, David Honig wrote:

At 09:17 AM 9/23/00 -0400, Jim Choate wrote:

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video game market with respect to selling adult games to children.

Video games are machines, I've never met an adult machine, though I did call that PDP "sir".

It is the target audience the game is designed for. If you seriously claim you don't understand the distinction between market targets for Dr. Seuss, Quake, and "Debbie does Dallas" then you're entire position is pretty much toast.

Who gets to decide what content is appropriate for my children? Surely not the state.

Then why don't you support the parents organizations who ask for nothing more than to mark the games by 'suitable' age (admittedly a rough target but life isn't easy or distinct at times) and to require parental intervention when children purchase material above their age class? That way nobody but the parent is involved. But, alas, real life doesn't work that way. No, as usual the libertarian/crypto-anarchy/capitalist position is to put profit over ethics. Ethical bankruptcy. It's just another example of why the 'businesses top priority is profit' strategy doesn't work in the real world. ____________________________________________________________________ He is able who thinks he is able. Buddha The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------