Recently, there has been a series of news stories addressing harassment, but this issue has been prevalent even before the COVID-19 pandemic. How we respond to this state of emergency as a nation or as a world will be crucial for future measures…
So, what should we do?
I happened to come across this article on Yahoo, so I’ll share it here:
Why do they show violent images to young people?
The answer is simple: because they’re watching it.
It sounds trivial to say, but it’s unrealistic to expect young people to suppress their curiosity.
When I was younger, I often felt excited watching stimulating F1 footage late at night on TV.
Now, with the proliferation of AI and the internet through mobile phones, nobody can stop it anymore.
What are we going to do? Who created this!?
Even so, harassment, including “kasuhara” (consumer harassment) and “matahara” (maternity harassment), is affecting older adults as well.
I see news commentators discussing current events during lunchtime and it seems like they think they are generalizing the situation, waving their opinions like a flag, while engaging in harassment towards powerless store employees before arrogantly leaving.
They should be punished by law.
I feel like the world is rotting, and I just want to protect my own territory from being tainted.
This kind of thinking leads me to wonder why the SNS algorithms show violent images to teenage boys.
If we’re talking about that, then why can’t the SNS algorithms say that this world is a lie?
Why can’t the SNS algorithms say that it’s okay not to watch certain things?
Living without seeing unnecessary things can lead to a happier life.
I truly believe that.
Thank you for reading. 😊