Thoughts about detachment in media?

We had this topic in class today and it made me think a bit. How come people are able to be enthusiastic about the horrors committed to others? (True crime enthusiasts) How come million of people can watch people from war torn countries beg for their help and do nothing but say they feel for them? How does our indifference harm us as a society?

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Hajun is swaggot 1 hours

People are just curious even tho what happened to this person is sad but you want to see the dead body and learn how they died. I was a true crime enthusiast before and it was mainly about learning to me not that i was excited to see a person died its just my curiosity. Some people are still fucked up tho they try to make a living out these stuff...... reply

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Cosmic Gaything 33 minutes

As someone studying psychology, I've given this a lot of thought! Here are a few of my takeaways (I have even more thoughts but this is already too long): - We are simply not built to handle the amount of information about other people that is thrust upon us constantly by social media, the 24/7 news cycle, etc. When EVERYTHING is important and ter...... 1 reply

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轻轻落下来的叶子 51 minutes

Because they aren't about you. It's not that weird. There is a difference between experiencing and facing it for real. That difference leads to us feeling secure about where we are, so we don't think of it as an issue. Put it like this, hearing someone say 1000 people died, is almost like reading 1000 people died in a story. Even if it is in rea...... 1 reply

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tissue-kun 26 minutes

i’ve been discussing this with a mate and don’t have the patience to turn my thoughts into long paragraphs, so i’ll just go over the main points i’ve already shared. i’ve said this before, but the media has a massive influence on our empathy. the art we consume is political at its core, it has an agenda, and a major result is desensitiza...... reply

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