Jenn Granneman

They learned to suppress their feelings, to treat one another transactionally, to care less. After all, they had to. They heard

How could they possibly extend empathy, or even simple acknowledgment, to everyone they met? Instead, they closed off their hearts out of necessity.

Unable to react meaningfully to every new piece of information, overstimulated citizens were apt to become “blasé” or, simply put,4 apathetic.