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You make an interesting point. If I flip it around. WWI and II both began in a mostly pre-television world. I guess you could say televison has brought safety?
I think it's worse ... much much worse.
A hundred to two hundred years ago, it was hard to control people and entertain them enmasse ... the best way they knew how was through violence .... yet WWI and WWII happened anyway.
Now we have a million ways to entertain and distract people but at the same time a million ways and reasons to start WWIII
Back in olden times unless you were a total nerd you could get a few radio stations and, if you’re lucky, three whole TV stations. Getting everyone to think the same thing was easy when they all got their news and culture from the same place.
Now we are extremely fragmented, with tons of niche groups. Yet we seem more influenced than ever by the news feed of current events.