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Perhaps an insidious follow on to the cartoon bomb is the unrealistic and desensitizing depiction of it's aftermath: In the cartoons it's just a frowning or du
by danans 5y ago
Perhaps an insidious follow on to the cartoon bomb is the unrealistic and desensitizing depiction of it's aftermath: In the cartoons it's just a frowning or dumbfounded character covered in soot instead of the reality of being dismembered.
- macintux 5y agoWhen I read recently about the 15-year-old girl who deliberately targeted and killed a runner on the road, who laughed as he flew over her car, I wondered whether kids have gotten used to seeing people survive collisions like that in the movies.
- danans 5y agoI suspect that person had deeper issues than desensitization. I liken it more to our ability to tune out the effects of drone strikes.