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Interesting thought... Personally, I think we're affected by all media to a greater or lesser degree. A colleague disagreed with me so we discussed his movie viewing habits. He likes horror movies. When he started watching them, they really freaked him out and scared him. Now he just laughs -- ie has become somewhat numb to the display. To me, that is a real change that has taken place. Sure, we all know it's fake. But in those early days, something primal and empathetic was reacting to grotesque scenes. Somehow that has now been supressed.