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> In the past few years articles and publications regularly emerge that these topics and videos are now basically mainstream. After deep diving into instagram,
by bko 8y ago
> In the past few years articles and publications regularly emerge that these topics and videos are now basically mainstream. After deep diving into instagram, tumblr, or twitter, to see if these claims are real, I'm going to say, they are, and this is very far from healthy.
If articles and publications on these topics are basically mainstream, I imagine you wouldn't have to do a deep dive to find them.
IMO the fear that videos of extreme violence is just a rehash of the 1990s culture wars on violent video games and movies. There is no rise in violence or extreme acts around the globe despite availability. Certainly not enough to justify a ham-fisted centralized censorship attempt.
- martin-adams 8y agoWhile violence or extreme acts may not be on the rise, what about depression and anxiety? The victim may be the person exposed to the content, not who they in turn harm.
- bko 8y agoIf you're making a claim that availability of extreme content on the internet is leading to depression and anxiety, please provide a source.
- martin-adams 8y agoI'm not making the claim, I'm offering the question whether more research is needed to determine if the exposure of extreme material increases the level of depression and anxiety a subject may experience. I am simply responding to your statement which seemed to conclude that only violence and extreme acts are the only measure to determine if something has a negative or positive impact on society. I do not believe it is the only measure, so I posed the question.
- BostonFern 8y agoThat's not the point he's making. There are other consequences than 1:1 repetition.