sookster
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The title says it all. I'm watching an old movie called Se7en. In it Morgan Freedman says that people are apathetic because it is easier to be that way, to deal with the constant evils of the city.
It's an interesting message, and all I am saying is it is a message. I'm sure there will be some people that disagree. To me, it adds a layer onto why our culture is the way it is in the US. My state passed a bill that put police body cams out of the public's reach, which defeats the purpose. And frankly my city is as racist as can be. And it's a feedback loop. More people are racist so you become racist yourself to help cope or explain the racism towards yourself. People in my city go to church and they give to various programs and charities, and there is nothing wrong with that. But why does it have to be through church? Why couldn't it be a government program?
I trailed off. Does apathy take less effort than empathy? I think so yes because of two reasons. One, because so many people practice apathy - two, it takes less mental energy to become what your perpetrator became when you were a victim, rather than to understand the person and see why they are behaving the way they are behaving. We simply may just not have the time, it could be as simple as that. I read a study on researchers replacing windows on an abandoned building. Crime decreased by 6 percent in the surrounding area by just replacing those windows. Do people tend to read about these things and try to understand poverty? For most people, but not all, no. People simply don't have the time.
So I am with Morgan Freedman. I think people choose apathy because it is easier, rather than taking the time and effort to understand what is really going on with a person.
What say ye?
It's an interesting message, and all I am saying is it is a message. I'm sure there will be some people that disagree. To me, it adds a layer onto why our culture is the way it is in the US. My state passed a bill that put police body cams out of the public's reach, which defeats the purpose. And frankly my city is as racist as can be. And it's a feedback loop. More people are racist so you become racist yourself to help cope or explain the racism towards yourself. People in my city go to church and they give to various programs and charities, and there is nothing wrong with that. But why does it have to be through church? Why couldn't it be a government program?
I trailed off. Does apathy take less effort than empathy? I think so yes because of two reasons. One, because so many people practice apathy - two, it takes less mental energy to become what your perpetrator became when you were a victim, rather than to understand the person and see why they are behaving the way they are behaving. We simply may just not have the time, it could be as simple as that. I read a study on researchers replacing windows on an abandoned building. Crime decreased by 6 percent in the surrounding area by just replacing those windows. Do people tend to read about these things and try to understand poverty? For most people, but not all, no. People simply don't have the time.
So I am with Morgan Freedman. I think people choose apathy because it is easier, rather than taking the time and effort to understand what is really going on with a person.
What say ye?