Homo crudelis? Patostream – kolejna patologia w sieci [Homo crudelis? Another pathology in the netwo...

Cyberbullying, sex-streaming, pornography, phenomena that have been present on the web for many years, has been joined by another: patostream. The problem is new, although the origins of the tendency should be sought deeply in human nature. Pathostream, i. e. transmission of pathological behaviors of the so-called pathologists, gathers thousands of viewers, most often young people, adolescents unprepared to effectively separate fiction from reality, on a computer screen. This gives rise to the danger of perpetuating pathological behaviors as well as escaping from social control. The spread of pathology is facilitated by the anonymity of the network, ease of transmission, interactivity, and, on the other hand, the needs of adolescents aroused by computer games saturated with cruelty. Even if patostream - as a result of police action - is banned, it can be assumed that new, analogous cyberproblems will emerge, based on cruelty and the breaking of new borders. Perhaps referring to even more severe forms of violence.