Brutalisation (2027)

The Cycle of Brutalisation: How Horror Becomes Commonplace Brutalisation is more than a single act of violence; it is a profound psychological and social process. It describes the transformation that occurs when individuals are subjected to—or forced to witness—extreme cruelty, eventually becoming desensitised to it or even adopting those same violent behaviors themselves.

: Constant exposure to "mundane" horrors through social media can lead to a sense of hopelessness or disengagement. We scroll past tragedies because the emotional weight of truly "seeing" them is too heavy to bear. brutalisation

Whether on the battlefield, in broken homes, or across digital screens, brutalisation erodes our capacity for empathy and replaces it with a "politics of death". 1. From Victim to Aggressor: The Survival Strategy The Cycle of Brutalisation: How Horror Becomes Commonplace