In the event of an accident, only recording and then sharing avoids even saving lives; the brain can assume that attitude as collaborating
At 3:15 in the morning, when the house of red fight It was burning, the only person who witnessed it only had the courage to record the sinister that later went viral in the social networks.
On March 6, Joel Guitierrez He was in an accident that left him trapped inside his vehicle. That afternoon, the curious recorded and stole. None called relief agencies to prevent his death.
This behavior, defined as the bystander effect, makes it impossible for victims of tragedies to receive timely help to save property and even their own lives, and although it is not an exclusive phenomenon of the digital age, it has been overcrowded with the proliferation of technological devices.
The psychologist María Elena Vásquez explains that it can happen because people expect others to act, especially the authorities, due to the blocking of empathy, indifference towards the evil of others, sometimes even as a protection mechanism and of course because of the fascination it exerts. on the brain the opportunity of a misfortune to share it.
The behavior professional wants it to be established that this does not mean that the people who act in this way are bad human beings, but rather that this situation is sometimes unmanageable because euphoria controls the stage and after being exceeded comes the guilt for doing nothing .
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For the peace of mind of those who act in this way, it is possible to overcome this behavior with an appropriate intervention.
In the case of social networks, Vásquez says that two elements can be combined; the curiosity later translated into the desire to win views, and that the brain reacts differently when the danger is foreign and its only option could be to spectate for not knowing how to cope or even out of fear.
But there is more, the people who record and share assume it as a way to help. “It is such a situation that some believe that by uploading those images they have already collaborated. It is a way of convincing yourself that you did well. So that calms the conscience because the brain tells them that they played an active role. But, it is false ”, she maintains.
From robberies to victims,
Unlike just spectating accidents, stealing is a crime. The specialist says that many even explain their behavior to themselves with justifications such as that the person would die anyway and would no longer need his belongings. She warns about the insanity of this behavior that must be worked on.
