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Originally Posted by dyna mo
media isn't a *thing* in the sense you are using the term. it is not an inanimate object. it is corporation comprised of people. in fact, it is legally a person. a gun is not legally a person like a corp is.
and news CORPs are legally bound by operating in the best interest of its shareholders, i.e., the bottomline. how does a news corp increase that year after year and against competition? increase viewership by sensationalizing.
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The media is the biggest part of the problem in my opinion right under parents. Not sure what you are referencing to but I meant "thing" as in "gun", "video game", "band/song/music", "medications" etc. as I said, music was always blamed in the past, since It clearly isn't the problem, people moved on to blaming other "things".
I think it's complex. I think it's like health issues. When its reported that someone died of dancer for example, it's always followed by "well, of course, he did a lot of xyz, so...." It's the same behaviors when such acts of violence occur. Because who wants to feel like their life can end at any moment? Its a defense mechanism. People have a tendency to look for an easy fix because it gives us comfort to believe we can quickly control/stop/prevent it. But that's just us lying to ourselves because its easier to go around the problem and pretend it doesn't exist than to confront it, the risks, the horrors of failure and to go through life knowing your kid might get shot next or be the next shooter.