

Updated On: 12 February, 2024 07:10 AM IST | Mumbai | Vinod Kumar Menon
Experts weigh in on the detrimental effects on society of repetitive visuals, on recent shootings and murders

Ramon Magsaysay Award winner and psychiatrist Dr Bharat Vatwani
Recent incidents of repeated shootouts, violence, murders, and suicides depicted on social media and in movies have been flagged by experts for their harmful impact on society. City psychiatrists connect this trend to a reduction in human, emotional, and family contact time, resulting in heightened anger, which transforms into hatred. Furthermore, disconnection is identified as the predominant affliction of the 21st century.
Disconnection disease