Powerful analysis on how video evidence gets weaponized. The gap between what people actually see on tape and what officials claim happened is genuinely destabilizing. I remeber studying authoritarian regimes in college and this tactic of reality distortion was always framed as something that happened "elsewhere." The fact that roughly 30% will side with the official narrative regardless of clear footage shows how entrenched tribal epistemology has become. When seeingisn't believing anymore, we're in dangerous territory for any kind of shared truth.
I don’t know how graphic the video is, but it is a little crazy to me how many people will watch someone get shot. I don’t want those images in my brain. Maybe that is selfish.
Totally personal choice that doesn’t have moral bearing unless it prevents you from having a comprehensive understanding of the event itself. E.g I unfortunately watched the unedited Charlie Kirk footage and wish I hadn’t, but I don’t think watching it influenced my opinion on the event one way or the other.
If it’s any consolation, none of the videos that are in circulation are in a position to show Good herself either during or after the shots; it’s all about where Ross was standing/moving, whether his torso was anywhere close to the car, etc. The Times synchronization is worth watching.
I personally didn’t watch it. I don’t think it is a moral failing to be afraid to…a sufficient number of commentators I trust have done so…I honestly think it is very damaging for the psyche to have traumatic deaths so readily available for us to view.
imo the real selfishness would be to not take her death seriously at all, but it’s possible to grieve it, be outraged, agitate, etc and also be protective of ourselves
Powerful analysis on how video evidence gets weaponized. The gap between what people actually see on tape and what officials claim happened is genuinely destabilizing. I remeber studying authoritarian regimes in college and this tactic of reality distortion was always framed as something that happened "elsewhere." The fact that roughly 30% will side with the official narrative regardless of clear footage shows how entrenched tribal epistemology has become. When seeingisn't believing anymore, we're in dangerous territory for any kind of shared truth.
I don’t know how graphic the video is, but it is a little crazy to me how many people will watch someone get shot. I don’t want those images in my brain. Maybe that is selfish.
Totally personal choice that doesn’t have moral bearing unless it prevents you from having a comprehensive understanding of the event itself. E.g I unfortunately watched the unedited Charlie Kirk footage and wish I hadn’t, but I don’t think watching it influenced my opinion on the event one way or the other.
If it’s any consolation, none of the videos that are in circulation are in a position to show Good herself either during or after the shots; it’s all about where Ross was standing/moving, whether his torso was anywhere close to the car, etc. The Times synchronization is worth watching.
I personally didn’t watch it. I don’t think it is a moral failing to be afraid to…a sufficient number of commentators I trust have done so…I honestly think it is very damaging for the psyche to have traumatic deaths so readily available for us to view.
imo the real selfishness would be to not take her death seriously at all, but it’s possible to grieve it, be outraged, agitate, etc and also be protective of ourselves
Yes 100% agreed on the selfishness and the availability of violent images being crazymaking. I wrote a bit about this a while back https://tedthoughts.substack.com/p/delillos-visions-of-violence?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2