Dictionary.com defines apathy thus
Apathy [ap-uh-thee]
–noun, plural -thies.
1. absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
2. lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting.
Here is a real-life definition of “apathy”.
Every night for the past week until today, from about 10pm onwards until the wee hours of the morning, I will hear a car alarm go off. It will sound for a long long time throughout the night until it cuts off or the car battery goes flat, whichever comes first. The sounds come from the same direction every night so I’m guessing its the same car in the same location.
So, apathy on the part of people living in that area = indifference. “Who cares if someone’s trying to steal that car? Its not mine!”
Apathy on the part of the car owner = Indifference. “My car? Nah…”
Could it be that someone is trying to steal that same car every night? Doesn’t a car alarm raise eyebrows anymore? Isn’t the car owner concerned about his car?!
Apathy.
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4 comments ↓
Ok, this time I read your post properly (unlike the last one)…
I am guilty of apathy too, some times… I have to buy a new car soon.. without an alarm.
Yep, I’d say a lot of us (I’m afraid I’m guilty too) has that sense of ‘don’t-care-ness’. When a car alarm goes off in my neighbourhood, I don’t think anyone even raise an eyebrow (or maybe they do, but just to complain at the incessant noise). Sad, hoh? Makes you wonder why you need a car alarm in the first place if no one’s gonna do anything about it when it goes off.
Isn’t that annoying? But its like that all over the world. Same thing happens here all the time.
LB: No no, alarm is good… until you let it go off and not turn it off!
Tine: Yeah I think people are just too blase about car alarms these days. Too many false alarms.
SA: Really? I thought it was just here. And yes the car alarm is STILL going off even late last night! grr…