Zhukov said:
Umm... trying to think of a way to say this without sounding like some tryhard acting jaded on the internet. Got nothing, so I'm just going to blurt it out any old how:
When you've seen enough people die in real life it loses its sting.
Death, at least in Western society, is made out to be a big thing, almost mystical. I suppose it is in a way, the great unknown and all that, but it's also oddly mundane. People don't die in a manner any different to other animals. Either slowly in a gradual shutdown or quickly with a panicked squeal.
You can get used to seeing it, and faster than you'd think.
Seeing suffering upsets me (and I'd be worried if it didn't). Seeing mourning and loss makes me profoundly sad, because, y'know, basic empathy. But death itself, not so much.
All that said, I don't really understand the viewpoint of people who watch videos like that for a laugh. The comments on sites like Liveleak often disgust me more than the videos themselves.
Zhukov: I don't always see eye-to-eye with you on a lot of topics here, I hold my tongue because I know the best ground we can get to is agreeing to disagree. That being said, you and I stand almost exactly the same on this issue.
When you've seen enough death, you change in profound ways. It isn't something that can be explained, because everyone's perspective on life is different but you're right. As you experience death personally, you change as a person and see the world and mortality in a whole new aspect. The more of it you see, the more you change.
I wouldn't say one gets desensitized to seeing death, seeing another or scores of others die... if someone does I'd worry that person is a danger to society in general because one still must have empathy for the loss of life.
I could go on and on about the depth of what it is to experience death, not just see it on video but it will never carry the weight. I don't have the words. All I can say is that it is nothing to laugh at, though there are times that a death can be seen as funny by circumstance but still it has a weight of loss behind it.
I feel a lot of things, probably more than most people do. I may over-experience feels, and it is difficult for me at times... I think I'll make a post about that later.
