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More generally, violence at large is declining (although perception of it keeps on increasing, possibly because of easier information sharing, or possibly becau
by lloeki 10y ago
More generally, violence at large is declining (although perception of it keeps on increasing, possibly because of easier information sharing, or possibly because of a growing intolerance about it)
https://youtu.be/sjT4HlNJNgI https://youtu.be/sjT4HlNJNgI
- semi-extrinsic 10y agoPerhaps humans, on average, are willing to accept a roughly constant level of perceived global suffering, and that the increasing ease of media documenting suffering is making it increasingly hard for governments to justify inflicting suffering on other countries?
- daxorid 10y agoI've seen a compelling argument (with backing citation) made elsewhere that violence in the first world is actually increasing, but has been masked by advances in trauma medicine. Will edit this post with reference if I can find it.