1/ I don't see terrorism anymore. I see the violence, blood and bodies, but I don't perceive the tragedy or horror.
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The paper I just highlighted in the attached thread doesn’t give a name to the numbness but might provide some adjacent context?https://twitter.com/csageland/status/1119601288658837506?s=21 …
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I *think* so. Like, this general synchronization, overexposure, affective exhaustion process is happening everywhere. The information environment is just constantly in a seizure, and numbness is either a defense or a refractory effect.
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It sounds like you're talking about desensitization--the process by which something that was shocking becomes less so, or even feels normal, as one is exposed to it more. Lot of thinking about desensitization in terrorism studies, but I don't have a go-to article to recommend.
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I can tell you this much--your reaction is pretty common. There's nothing wrong with it (seriously, nothing wrong at all). It's a normal part of human psychology to, in essence, learn to live with something that's out of your control.
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There’s a good edited book, Collateral Damage (Kimmel & Stout) on psych impacts of war on terror. Plus good studies on desensitization to violence in conflict zones. Pretty bleak stuff.
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Thanks, Christina. I'm going to grab it now.
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