Meh…
Yawn…
We almost didn’t do this episode because we just didn’t care…
We were feeling rather…apathetic.
But then we remembered that apathy sometimes gets a bad rap, so we decided to stand tall and defend it.
Sort of…
We begin by discussing what we think the average person thinks of when you ask them what apathy is. After that, we talk about the first things we remember being apathetic about.
Why do some people become apathetic in the first place? We chat about that before asking if we’ve seen people use apathy as a defense.
If you listen to the show, you know there’s a facet of apathy we embrace. We talk about the power of controlled apathy a bit, and then move on to when apathy can become a problem. Find out if we’ve ever seen apathy damage someone.
Another popular form of apathy is voter apathy. Are people who don’t vote because they don’t care part of the problem, or are there reasons some people don’t vote that go beyond simply not wanting to go through the motions?
Next, we talk about how to overcome damaging apathy…and what we think can make one person obsessive while others become apathetic. Along the same thought, we discuss if a person can be apathetic in some aspects of their life while being very active in others.
We wrap it all up wondering if humans will always be apathetic.
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Yeah. I didn’t care about homework, it didn’t interest me. So I didn’t do it. Not even under the threat of getting a paddling by the principal of my grade school EVERY DAY. He always threatened, but never followed through. Eventually, he just pretended not to see me sitting in his office.
The rape and murder of Kitty Genovese is a fascinating and controversial study of apathy and related sociological phenomena. The attack spanned 1/2 hour and happened in a populated area where people knew of the attack as it occured. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kitty_Genovese
Again, very similar situation with school. (Only I wasn’t threatened with paddling until high school, and that stopped after I told the principal, “If you hit me with a board, I will defend myself to the fullest of my abilities, which means I will pull it from your hands and ensure you never strike anyone again…”
The Kitty Genovese thing has always fascinated me in a sick way. It’s happened time and time again; I remember seeing a story about a woman who was raped after a parade (in the 90s). There were cops nearby and…nothing. Her boyfriend/husband stepped in and got the crap beat out of him.
My mom was once in Chicago with my great grandmother, who grew up in Sicily. They saw someone getting attacked and my mom wanted to get help. My grandmother: “It’s not our business…”
“If you hit me with a board, I will defend myself to the fullest of my abilities, which means I will pull it from your hands and ensure you never strike anyone again…” Ha! Imagine if I, as a grade schooler, had said that to my school’s principal. LOL But seriously, he was very nice… he never actually hit me.
On a tangent, to up my civic constituent coolness points, I’m gonna cast my ballot in the next POTUS election. Not that I expect my “vote” (harharhar) will make one bit of a whit of difference, but because it will be the first time a candidate worthy my time will be running. It will be a “symbolic vote.” Like every vote for POTUS is “symbolic vote.” 🙂 Bonus – maybe Shawn won’t look down on me. 😉