<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The nature of violence cannot be understood only... > The nature of violence cannot be understood only at the moment of impact; it must also be studied in the media systems, learned expectations, constructed realities, and broken connections that make domination appear ordinary. Human beings are capable of extraordinary cooperation and destruction, and culture helps determine which capacity receives rehearsal, legitimacy, and reward. A serious remedy must therefore change both conduct and the systems that keep teaching the conduct how to reproduce. **Source:** [[livestreams/The Nature of Violence — Media Systems, Constructed Reality, and Human Connection - Workbook|The Nature of Violence — Media Systems, Constructed Reality, and Human Connection]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The nature of violence cannot be understood only at the moment of impact; it must also be studied in the media systems, learned expectations, constructed realities, and broken connections that make domination appear ordinary. Human beings are capable of extraordinary cooperation and destruction, and culture helps determine which capacity receives rehearsal, legitimacy, and reward. A serious remedy must therefore change both conduct and the systems that keep teaching the conduct how to reproduce.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-nature-violence-cannot-teaching-conduct-reproduce ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->