Apocalypse Fatigue: Scrolling Past Genocide

from Unspoken · host Kate

In this episode of Unspoken, Kate performs “Apocalypse Fatigue”—a spoken word piece confronting the privilege of disengagement in the face of ongoing genocide in Gaza. While children burn and mothers scream through rubble, much of the world scrolls past, citing “apocalypse fatigue.” This poem explores the emotional distance of comfort, the dilution of empathy in the digital age, and the chilling normalization of violence through screens and silence. Themes include: genocide in Gaza, social media apathy, emotional numbness, second-person poetry, and moral responsibility. If you’ve ever said “I just can’t look,” this episode asks—what does that cost someone else? #FreePalestine #SpokenWord #Gaza #PoetryPodcast #Unspoken #GenocideWitnessing #DigitalApathy #PalestinianVoices Copyright ©2025 Kate Earley Music: Forgotten by Samyula Written: May 28, 2025

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