desensitized

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I hear this narrative a lot, like, people are so plugged into social media and desensitized to violence that we just don’t care about anyone else anymore.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026

Pepperstone strategist Michael Brown said markets appear to be “becoming increasingly desensitized to incoming geopolitical news flow” as the conflict drags on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Reactions to other recent reports have been muted as well, with investors seemingly desensitized to Nvidia’s big numbers.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

Investors have become desensitized to risk as the 2008-09 financial crisis fades from memory, Block believes.

From Barron's • Oct. 8, 2025

I’ve been desensitized to the horrors of group therapy.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman