How much can we ignore? | Manuela Alaedin | TEDxEscola Concept Ribeirão Preto

A TEDx talk by Manuela Alaedin, a Grade 7 student at Escola Concept Ribeirão Preto, asks how much cruelty people can grow used to before they stop noticing it. The speaker tells the story of her family adopting a cat that had been a victim of abuse. The experience led her to reflect on how repeated exposure to suffering can make it seem normal. The talk encourages viewers to recognize the suffering of others and to remember that something does not become acceptable just because it happens often.

• Family adoption of a cat that had been abused
• How repeated exposure to cruelty can reduce sensitivity to suffering
• Questioning what people have become accustomed to
• Recognizing others' suffering instead of accepting it as normal

Can cruelty become so familiar that we stop recognizing it as cruelty? In this talk, the speaker shares the story of her family's adoption of a cat that had been a victim of abuse. This experience led her to reflect on how repeated exposure to cruelty can make us less sensitive to suffering and even cause us to accept it as normal. The talk invites us to question what we have become accustomed to, recognize the suffering of others, and remember that something does not become acceptable simply because we see it happen too often. Grade 7 student at Escola Concept Ribeirão Preto This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx