Wow. Found the psychopath. Future serial killer vibes for sure.
this post was submitted on 06 Jul 2026
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Is this because I do not like to play games where I shoot imaginary people and prefer imaginary dogs?
It’s probably because you’d rather shoot something that’s 100% innocent and is less powerful than you so it’s easier to kill. Experimenting with torturing and/or killing animals is textbook psychopathic behavior.
Listen to what you are saying: idiots who spend ten thousand hours mustering humans: zero psychopathy.
Dude who decides it’s gross to and terrible to kill human beings but still wants to enjoy genius video game: psychopath.
I’m not the one who is crazy in this thread.
BTW: go and upvote my insanely unpopular opinion. You are not playing correctly.
Listen to what you are saying: idiots who spend ten thousand hours mustering humans: zero psychopathy.
You first: I didn’t even mention killing humans in video games because that’s not what I’m addressing.
I’m not the one who is crazy in this thread.
Whatever you say champ.
BTW: go and upvote my insanely unpopular opinion. You are not playing correctly.
I’m downvoting you not because I disagree but because this is quite literally an insane take.
Somehow murdering humans in video games is superior to shooting dogs? Is everyone here forgetting this: NONE OF IT IS REAL.
Maybe you should have kept this one to yourself.
The whole POINT of this comm is to express an unpopular opinion. The vast majority of these turn out NOT to be unpopular.
I still love all my lemmings but this is honestly the first time they have surprised me with a totally illogical reaction.
First: video games hurt no one Second: fantasizing about killing people is gross. Third: fantasizing about killing dogs is gross. Fourth: 87.9 BILLION animals are slaughtered for food globally annually. Fifth: I snipe one dog in RDR and the whole effing town goes effing ape shit Sixth: I present an unpopular opinion in a Lemmy comm and get downvoted. Oh well. I forgive you all. No ones perfect.
"They are eating the cats. They are eating the dogs."
Clever. I’ve edited my previous comment so it now makes sense.
jfc. People is a nuanced thing, good and bad, you can play wholly good or wholly evil and there is a balance between them, with internal struggles, especially playing as Arthur who is an outlaw, and the narrative is himself justifying everything he did for one reason or the other, letting you the player decide.
Killing animals is horrendous because they're truly innocent. There's really no way around it, no justification. You need to look deep into yourself if you find pleasure in that.
Murder of humans in video games bothers me. Shooting dogs in video games does not.
I told you: this is an unpopular opinion. Prove me wrong.
There's plenty of computer games where you kill wolves, which are technically a sort of dog, but which is easier to label as a "baddie".
What everyone fails to acknowledge here is that I have submitted an authentically unpopular opinion.
There are many players of violent video games— GTAV specifically, who don’t care who they shoot or run over. It isn’t really about baddies
What do you want, a medal? Seek therapy.
This is honestly hysterical!
Everyone: kills people in video games.
Me: doesn’t.
Everyone to me: GET THERAPY!
I completely disagree with you and that's the point.
Dogs are seen as weak and stupid (compared to humans). There's no demand for killing dogs in video games.
Yes. Mine is an unpopular opinion. Perhaps the first you have ever seen. You’re welcome.
Wait really?? Is that a thing that's been coded into the game?
Not really surprising at all.
No different than attacking the Cucco (chickens) in a Legend of Zelda game.
https://zeldawiki.wiki/wiki/Cucco#Cucco's_Revenge_Squad
Or the Bovine Defense Force in The Witcher 3 if you kill a bunch of cows.
https://witcher.fandom.com/wiki/Bovine_Defense_Force_Initiative
There is a discussion to be had about how we code the games to fight you for killing animals, while civilization slaughters them by the millions daily. And while killing innocent humans in games usually has few negatives, if any at all. The comment section here probably isn't the best place for that though.
For sure in RD1. Not quite sure in RD2.
OK Daumer.
I don’t remember dogs in GTA V but I do remember cats.
Your post reminds me of this scene from Atlanta lol https://youtu.be/EMSrjJngnkY
Exactly.
I got called a psycho by people who think nothing of killing a hundred fake humans because I prefer shooting fake dogs. Whatever.
But I knew I would win the unpopular opinion contest.
I should have an upvote from every dog lover who sees the post.