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I really think the way in which this device makes the relavancy of war a very personal experience is extremely valuable. It is too easy to feel detached from war/hardship/attrocity occuring far from our own small communities. This is a very emotional way to interface with global events.
Posted by iconolith

Peace, Love and Empathy!
Posted by scott amron

Beat wartime empathy device

Nominated by curbly
I think we can all agree that war has become too impersonal. Media coverage emphasizes our distance, and most decision makers in congress don't have children who fight. Beat connects you very directly to a single soldier by thumping their recorded heartbeat against your chest. If they are calm, or worried, or under stress, you feel it. If they die, the heartbeat you feel dies too. If we are going to continue to fight wars, we need better methods of feedback like this one so the costs are more visceral and real for us. Imagine if all politicians were required to wear one of these!!
Designer Dominic Muren
Keywords heartbeat, war, beat, death, fell, empathy, wartime, troops, soldier, fight, die