the woke left is always like “we need less shootings” gun control so kids can’t commit domestic terror. but the right says i get wolf pussy so they win.
I'm old as well but I'm plugged into the gaming scene enough to where I think I get it.
The original cartoon had the kid screaming something like "DIE DIE DIE" at a violent video game, because scapegoat. The original artist making the point that "No it's not guns, it's video games."
But here, that text has been replaced with "Wolf pussy" meaning the kid is actually sexualizing an animal character (if you're the exact flavor of old I am, you'll know exactly what I mean when I say "Gadget Hackwrench") and thus the game is turning him into a furry rather than a murderer, making the parents' point about guns being the problem obviously correct with no counterpoint.
The most direct correlation (consistent from city to city) was the mandate to swap leaded gasoline with unleaded gasoline. The entire city once covered in leaded soot is now covered in unleaded soot, which reduced our general lead intake.
One of the early symptoms of lead poisoning is an increase in violence, and decrease in impulse control.
Not the only factor, but likely the primary factor of the general reduction of violent crime in the 1990s. Curiously however, the accessibility of porn on the internet (especially niche porn) correlates with reduction in violent sex crime.
In the meantime, yes, people should generally -- in their pursuit of critical thinking skills -- become savvy with the phenomenon of spurious relationships.