Posted by Tabitha on July 7, 2016, at 14:46:02
In reply to Re: Emotional reactions to news » Tabitha, posted by Dinah on July 6, 2016, at 22:49:00
> In so many ways, things are better now than they ever were.
Yes, in many ways they are better. But I don't believe there's any sort of natural law of human progress in operation. I used to think that. I got pretty disillusioned by the losses in some areas where I thought I would see steady gains.
> But the media seems to blow everything up into the newest disaster of disaster, and eventually you have to wonder if it's just good for their business.
Exactly. Especially with the transition to internet media. It's all about creating stories that are immediately emotionally compelling, and the easiest way to do that is to push our outrage buttons (or our horror buttons, or our fear buttons).
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