"Years of algorithmically-pushed #outrage has turned us into junkies. When there is nothing to be outraged about, we search for it... This is why people will self-immolate over a poorly worded tweet, even as climate change threatens the lives of millions of people. And so we all live on the edge, ready to be furious." - Jamie Bartlett
https://jamiejbartlett.substack.com/p/riots-social-media-and-civilisational
@leighchantelle My solution for this problem is to inoculate myself against outrage by adopting a high level of static animosity towards the parties at fault for all the really impactful / damaging issues...
No need to search for sources of outrage when, to use a possibly-hyperbolic analogy, you're already enraged enough to turn the tanned hide of a Saudi Aramco exec into a grotesque lampshade.
In fact, the things others get outraged about start looking very petty. Because they are.
@IrelandTorin I adopt the Stoic principles of focusing on what I think and can do. Also, think of how the pendulum swings in politics and social norms, right? How things always change.