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Comfortably Numb
Reality apathy is characterized by the perception that making a positive impact in the world is simply too hard. It is enabled and driven by the overload of negative content and false information present on digital platforms, which invokes feelings of numbness, disorientation, and indifference, eventually leading to a complete discounting of the world and the willingness to engage with it.
institutions
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misinformation
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reality apathy
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viral
May 27, 2020
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Glass Nations, Glass People
Complex physical and societal infrastructures in democratic societies are becoming increasingly vulnerable. While physical infrastructure works to support the population, its design criteria is inherently a result of social planning processes. As advanced and powerful technologies rapidly diffuse, operating these tools often requires minimal resources and/or technical expertise.
critical infrastructure
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digitally impaired cognition
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infrastructure
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internet of things
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reality apathy
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resilience
June 17, 2020
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