Because every original carries unique, irreversible information traces:The exact moment of creation (time, light, temperature, pressure) The specific material aging and molecular arrangement The artist's microscopic hand movements and breathing rhythm The interaction history between object and environment These form a one-time existential signature that no scanning, 3D printing, or AI reconstruction can fully recover. A perfect copy can only imitate appearance, never the authentic history of being.https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/identity-indiscernible https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thisness_(haecceity) https://aesthetics.berkeley.edu/this-is-not-a-pipe
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Repeated viewing of graphic violence in media often leads to emotional numbing: reduced physiological arousal (lower heart rate, skin conductance), decreased empathy toward real victims, and a higher tolerance for violence in real life. This effect is well-documented in both short-term experiments and long-term correlational studies, especially among frequent consumers of violent video games, movies, and news footage.However, desensitization is not universal—intensity, context, and individual differences (age, personality, prior trauma) play important roles. It tends to be stronger and more persistent with interactive media (games) than passive viewing.https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2015/08/violent-media https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29517275/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359178916302345
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Health should be viewed as a shared responsibility between individuals and society.Individuals bear primary responsibility for daily choices—diet, exercise, smoking, sleep, and seeking timely medical care. Personal agency drives most preventable diseases.However, society holds crucial responsibility through systemic factors: equitable access to healthcare, clean air/water/food, education, workplace safety, poverty reduction, and regulation of harmful industries (tobacco, ultra-processed food, alcohol).Blaming only individuals ignores powerful structural influences; holding only society accountable dismisses personal agency.The most effective model is partnership: empower individuals with knowledge, resources and supportive environments, while society removes barriers and addresses commercial determinants of ill-health.https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/social-determinants-of-health https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3863696/
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