Why Don't We Respect Each Other Anymore?

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Society - Do you think crimes committed by ordinary people have increased? Do you think that as a society we have become so desensitized that people believe it is acceptable to attack or assault others? Why? What do you think are the reasons why people have stopped respecting others, their rights, and social norms? How do you think we can improve this?

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Why Don't We Respect Each Other Anymore?

Something feels different lately. People are ruder, conflicts escalate faster, and nobody seems to step in when someone needs help. But is society actually getting worse, or does it just feel that way?

We observe violence every day, and nobody can say our society is violence-free. The question is why, and I think there are multiple factors contributing to that.

"We've been desensitized."

Psychologists call it "compassion fatigue." When we scroll through violent videos daily, our brains gradually stop reacting with alarm. A 2019 study published in JAMA Pediatrics found that children exposed to high levels of media violence showed significantly reduced empathy over time. We are not born indifferent; we are trained into it.
Have you noticed that, during violent activity or something bad happening, everyone just takes out their phone and records; nobody actually helps. We care more about views than about another person's pain. The number of those people who step forward to stop the violence decreased significantly.

"Inequality, lack of justice."

Inequality and lack of justice are also very important factors. Societies with greater economic inequality and a lack of justice tend to have higher rates of violent crime. When people feel they have nothing to lose and no fair path forward, risk calculations change dramatically.
Harvard sociologist Robert Sampson's decades of research show a direct link between economic inequality and community violence. When people feel the system is rigged against them, they stop feeling obligated to respect its rules. As Sampson puts it, "collective efficacy", the willingness of neighbors to look out for one another, collapses when poverty and distrust take hold.

"Parenting and education have failed us."

Character education has largely disappeared from homes and schools. We made life so busy that people don't have much time for their kids. The first few years are extremely important for the character development of the kid. Instead of character development, our focus shifted towards the grades. Grades are important, but is the cost we are paying worth it?
Dr. Thomas Lickona, a developmental psychologist, argued for years that teaching empathy and respect should be treated as seriously as teaching mathematics. Without that foundation at home or school, children grow into adults who simply never learned the habit of considering others.

Here I would like to highlight another Important thing. Do you think there was no violence 100 years ago, 200 years ago, or even further back in time?
Many believe that there could have been more violence back then. Violent crime rates in many Western countries have actually declined since the 1990s. Steven Pinker, in The Better Angels of Our Nature, argues that humanity is objectively less violent than it has ever been. What has changed is not crime itself, but our exposure to it through 24-hour news and social media.

Probably all of the above points are correct to some degree, and collectively contribute to our society.

So what can we do to reduce the violence?
1: By controlling our social media habits. Avoid watching violent stuff.
2: For a better future, we need to teach our younger generation about love, compassion, and empathy. And for those parents, schools have to play the role. And teach them by example.
3: Governments should ensure fair wages, equal access to quality education, transparent laws, and accountability that applies equally to everyone.
4: By building stronger communities where people support and look out for one another.

Respect is not a feeling; it is a habit. And like any habit, it can be rebuilt. But only if we choose to. And we know, for building a habit we need to put some efforts.

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