> I saw this in the school I led, especially in young girls. One of them starts cutting, suddenly we have multiple girls cutting. One of them struggles with bulimia, suddenly the guidance counselor is reporting that she has an inordinate number of girls coming in for counselling about bulimia.
When you showcase suicides on TV you also have upticks in suicides. Same goes for mass shootings, copycat murderers, and even political protests.
When the 101 dalmatians movie was released, there was also an uptick in demand for dalmatians.
I fail to see how this means it's ok to fabricate diseases to downplay the effect that mass media has on people.
When you showcase suicides on TV you also have upticks in suicides. Same goes for mass shootings, copycat murderers, and even political protests.
When the 101 dalmatians movie was released, there was also an uptick in demand for dalmatians.
I fail to see how this means it's ok to fabricate diseases to downplay the effect that mass media has on people.