The Blase Affect is quite negative. Living in the city, for instance, we are constantly exposed to obscene and offensive materials, we become apathetic towards our surroundings and thus bored. I believe this is unfortunate, especially in the city. We have so many opportunities but are blind to them because we choose to ignore them because they are just everyday factors.
The blase affect also stops us from being helpful or considerate to one another. We are constantly exposed to the homeless and we eventually become immune to their presence. This is inconsiderate and inhumane. We don’t usually think about this but as we ride the subway or walk the streets, we are in our own little world and block out those less fortunate. We turn up our iPods and ignore the begs and pleas, we are bored and irritated. We notice how obvious this is when we witness a tourist notice a homeless person on the street for the first time and concern fills their faces.
It is almost inconceivable that the blase affect actually exist and to such a degree that we would ignore helping others, unfortunately it’s true and it is severe. We all want to reject the claim that we are personally at fault for this and perhaps it is true. The blase affect can be a result of constant exposure due to where we live. New Yorkers usually get the blame fore their attitudes but because of constant exposure to the same things, who can blame us? We are a product of the environment we live in and after seeing the same things on a daily schedule, we are bound to be bored.