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Deindividuation is what causes a generally rational and non-confrontational person to become a terrible, rude, reference point for when parents and lawmakers tell us online multiplayer video games like League of Legends and Call of Duty are turning our good kids bad. This happens in two ways:

  1. Reduced social accountability, or the “you can’t see me” effect
  2. Reduced self-monitoring, or the “I can’t see me” effect

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