What do these two events at sea say about human reactions to tragic news? 9News
Class and race played a role
Apryl Alexander, a public health professor at University of North Carolina-Charlotte who has studied trauma and survivors, said the migrants on the ship in Greece didn't seem to engender the same interest from the public as did the wealthy individuals who paid $US250,000 apiece to explore the Titanic.
"I think some people are calling out this time around the sort of inequalities that are baked into it around class," Recuber said. In other words, he said, readers and viewers can feel alive by living vicariously through others who are taking risks."Even though we know that death is the only certainty in life, we invest in these activities where we get close to death but overcome it. We want to demonstrate our mastery over death," he said.
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