Image: Kiernan M., age 8
“You know, who tells the stories of a culture really governs human behavior. It used to be the parent, the school, the church, the community. Now it’s a handful of global conglomerates that have nothing to tell, but a great deal to sell.” George Gerbner
It’s been a long day. You turn on the TV news on to catch up with what’s going on, then get through a few of your TiVo’d crime shows. Maybe tomorrow you’ll help the kids make sock puppets.
But wait, is that glowing screen afflicting your family with some kind of syndrome?
A syndrome said to cause pessimism, fear, and the inability to gauge reality?
You be the judge.
It’s called Mean World Syndrome.
[Read more of Laura Grace Weldon’s post about the causes and cure for Mean World Syndrome on GeekMom!]
