by Fishy » Mon May 09, 2005 3:43 am
I'm not at all sure society is in a worse state than it was in the past, but it probably is. Its just that with today's media we are made more "aware" of the problems. A lot of really bad stuff has gone on in the past that was simply swept under the rug or ignored. Its interesting to try and understand why people do the things they do, but the real danger, I think, lies in the tendency for people to become apathetic or even accepting of things when constantly bombarded by stories of aberrant behavior to a point when its no longer considered aberrant.
Regardless of whether we are worse off now than before its good to have a few outraged young people like Mith hanging around and voicing their opinions. It helps keep things real.
:)
-Fishy
I'm not at all sure society is in a worse state than it was in the past, but it probably is. Its just that with today's media we are made more "aware" of the problems. A lot of really bad stuff has gone on in the past that was simply swept under the rug or ignored. Its interesting to try and understand why people do the things they do, but the real danger, I think, lies in the tendency for people to become apathetic or even accepting of things when constantly bombarded by stories of aberrant behavior to a point when its no longer considered aberrant.
Regardless of whether we are worse off now than before its good to have a few outraged young people like Mith hanging around and voicing their opinions. It helps keep things real.
:)
-Fishy