Violence and its effects

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    This week we analyzed Videotape by Don DeLillo. Reading this piece made me realize how much violence we see every day, especially through social media apps like Instagram, and what its effects really are.
    Instagram is arguably one of the most addictive and popular social media platforms. It is through this app that we see so many events being played out, events ranging from sports to death of individuals (like in the Videotape). Me personally, I see at least 5 car crashes daily. In fact, I see something like this so often that it feels weird to go a couple of days without seeing an Insta reel where someone is dying.



    Looking at this, we see that violence is becoming an increasingly common thing to be witnessed in our daily lives. The effect of this is not people becoming scared, but rather them underestimating the precariousness of life. It is human nature that when you see something every day, you consider it to be normal and not of significant importance. This is exactly what is happening when violence is being witnessed through means like social media every day. We see incidents like car crashes so much that many people assume that either it is normal or that it will not happen to them, causing them to be reckless in their habits. 
    It is important to acknowledge that life is very unpredictable/precarious. Social media is a huge obstacle in understanding this lesson. There is nothing that we can specifically do in terms of not witnessing these accidents, but what we can do is be aware that every time we watch these clips of accidents, it can be us in the exact same situation, and to understand how fragile life really is.

Comments

  1. Kian SchneeweisApril 28, 2024 at 10:22 AM

    I do agree with your claim that we need to realize that real people are in the videos we watch. I think every time I see a violent video it seems too gruesome to be real, so it's important to realize that the person dying in the video is somebody just like us.

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  2. Prisha PachpandeApril 28, 2024 at 1:12 PM

    I like how you talked about much violence is being normalized so much in society, and used social media to describe this in more detail! very nice blog!

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  3. Jaesung KimApril 28, 2024 at 8:31 PM

    I love the little statistic infographic you put there, it helps to put violence into perspective with these social media apps

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  4. thaneshwar ezhilanOctober 13, 2024 at 1:36 PM

    still water + balkan rage + those who know 💀 + the fog is coming + one piece + locked in + winter arc

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