• JackGreenEarth@lemm.eeEnglish
    11·
    2 days ago

    I wasn’t any more tense in either. If it had London, then maybe, just due to proximity and affect to me. But it would be equally saddening if 2000 people died in any city, even if it was distant and didn’t personally affect me since I have a thing called empathy.

    • phx
      2·
      5 hours ago

      Or just when the impact of such is easier to imagine. We’ve already seen the shit-show that came from the 9-11 attacks. My first thought was less about the 200 people versus the tens or hundreds of thousands+ that would die due to reprisals

    • Flocklesscrow@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      10 hours ago

      People also get scared when they’re told to be scared, regardless of any actual danger.