Desensitization and Extremism
The conversation dives into how the addictive nature of certain ideologies can escalate followers' tolerance for extreme content. As influencers compete for engagement, they often push boundaries further, leading to a cycle of desensitization. This phenomenon highlights the tragic consequences of an audience that craves ever more sensational narratives, shifting from benign topics to alarming extremes.In this clip
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Do people become addicted to things, as discussed in episode #240: Mental Health, Radical Self-Love and Healing Generational Trauma with Zachary Levi and the clip The Harmful Norm, in relation to the episode #109: How To Stop Over-Functioning with Jules Webber and the clip Social Media's Impact?
The whole point of that is to diminish the physiological response, right? If the goal is to diminish the physiological response, then if a person works to change their physiological response immediately after being triggered, would that over time also diminish the physiological response and therefore break the conditioning? Am I right? For example, if a person had a traumatic experience with a spider, but every time they see the spider or get activated through some trigger, and immediately after uses breathwork to calm the body, would that work like retelling a narrative to extinguish the fear? Did I miss something?