I liked this quote but it’s too long for Twitter. Release me from my cage, oh 140-word limit.
“In a media culture in which violence and suffering becomes an endless show, be it in fiction or in infotainment, indifference to the vision of human suffering gradually sets in.”
That’s the first intelligent thing I’ve ever heard anybody on CNN say. I’m not even entirely sure what it means but it sounds meaty. And it criticizes the, er, “media culture,” which is one of my great private pleasures. Can I say “private pleasures” here? Whoa, I’d better watch it.
Here’s the link to the story. http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/mentalhealth/04/14/twitter.study/
Is that seriously a story with the words ‘admiration,’ ‘compassion,’ and ‘moral compass’ in it?
Suffering + Violence = Grrrrrrreat ratings! (Alternative: Suffering + Violence =Â Raiders fans.)
Compassion + Admiration = snooze fest.
Tell you what. I’ll try turning up the dial on compassion and admiration for a day or two. I’m not gonna like it, but I’ll try it.
