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For me its shocking that we as a population have become so numb to so much death around us. Wonder what it says about society in general. Would be fascinating t

For me its shocking that we as a population have become so numb to so much death around us. Wonder what it says about society in general. Would be fascinating to read any research reports on that aspect.

vkou 5y ago
That's because our media has a gentleman's agreement to not show it to us. If the news were running 24/7 with reels of disaster porn - images of people dying in ICUs, or struggling to breathe and unable to get treatment, we'd have been taking this problem seriously last year. Instead, it's this abstract, sanitized problem that only happens to other people. What you don't see on the TV isn't real.
- symlinkk 5y ago
  Which is why LiveLeak was so great, you got to see what death actually was.
- listenallyall 5y ago
  Sure. And the evening news should show every fatal car crash, in multiple angles, slo-mo, so the population would learn about these deathtraps called "automobiles" and we could take that problem seriously too.