One little empathy builder I do from time to time (& just did now, before bed):
Go to one of the hellsites and find an account for a person who fiercely holds a view that doesn't match yours.
Scroll through their content. Try not to get caught up in how much you disagree with it. Pay attention to reposts especially.
Think instead about what it must be like to be inundated by similar content all the time. How it might change a person.
Then look away.
Turn it off.
And be thankful that you can.
@MLClark Much appreciated and so grateful for all of you.🙏 ☮️
@Tacitus_Kilgore
You too, Tacitus. I know you've been having a rough one.
I'm really glad you've shared as much here, and hope you always will. It matters, as do you. 💙