Discussion: Are you desensitised to tragic events in the media?

BlazingLovatic

Do you actually feel sadness when you see news of another school shooting, commercials on starvation in Africa etc. or are you now desensitised to it, and just think "Oh, it's happened again/happens all the time"?

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desensitize
diːˈsɛnsɪtʌɪz/
verb
make less sensitive.
"creams to desensitize the skin at the site of the injection"
make (someone) less likely to feel shock or distress at scenes of cruelty or suffering by overexposure to such images.
"people who view such movies become desensitized to violence".

Coolada

Yes. I genuinely don't care about them.

Khal

Depends on the event. I'm largely desensitized to US gun violence now, because you know it'll happen, people will rave against gun for a few days, then it'll die down and within weeks or months, there'll be another one, rinse and repeat.

KareBear

Yep, hearing about things like school shootings, rape, racism, etc. doesn't surprise me as much as it used to because it happens so often, which is really sad tbh. We need to do something about these problems like teaching people better, changing the views of men/women, more efforts with mental illness, and gun regulations but I don't think people are outraged enough. I don't know what it will take for everyone to finally wake up and want to take a stand because the government is just going to keep allowing these things to happen without change and they distract us with other things to make us forget what the real problems are.

izzy™

Yes and that is quite sad

Sparky Polastri

Caesar

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Originally posted by KareBear

Yep, hearing about things like school shootings, rape, racism, etc. doesn't surprise me as much as it used to because it happens so often, which is really sad tbh. We need to do something about these problems like teaching people better, changing the views of men/women, more efforts with mental illness, and gun regulations but I don't think people are outraged enough. I don't know what it will take for everyone to finally wake up and want to take a stand because the government is just going to keep allowing these things to happen without change and they distract us with other things to make us forget what the real problems are.

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jonasha

I think after 9/11, I've been desensitized.

Achilles.

Pretty much

Summertime Love

Pretty much. I don't really care to be honest.

BlazingLovatic

KyKy

Yes

I honestly don't even care or read the stories about them

Hooligan

Yeah. I've been for a while now...like years.

SHICD

Yeah, I forgot about it as soon as I read it. It's no important to me. Which is very sad.

seanttz

Starvation in Africa.

Come save us.

Mezter

Yes, sadly.

BabyCantYouSee

Depends if it's relatable to me or not in a way. Usually, yes.

Dancehall

I think I was afraid to admit this until someone who I respect and view as really intelligent voiced this in a class we shared. Whenever it's on the news, it's just *another* shooting with *another* happening in a few days most likely. It's terrible that we feel that way, but it's true.

seanttz

On a serious note. Only the stuff that happens in America tbh. The gun stuff.
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Circinus

On some issues. For instance, I saw a headline about a HS shooting in Oregon today and I didn't even bother reading the article. It's hard to care when something continually happens yet no one seems to take steps to try and solve the problem. Media coverage is just a giant circle jerk at this point.