Morbid Curiosity, Habitual Behavior in the Digital Age

Morbid curiosity is a part of being human. Plutarch claimed that morbid curiosity is the disobedience of reason and that everyone practices it. It involves looking at what’s forbidden or socially unacceptable, even perverse. You might remember the first and rather controversial episode of Black Mirror called “The National Anthem”. It presented an extremely controversial situation. A member of the British Royal family had been kidnapped. Her captors stated that they would only release her if the prime minister had sex with a pig on live television. We’ll avoid any spoilers, in case you haven’t seen it. However, without a doubt,…