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🧵 2/n is in indignation. How not to work for the #outrage economy of #socialmedia?
In non-fictional texts about socially relevant topics, it is incredibly difficult to maintain distance these days. It is too convenient to reproduce the almost meme-like agitation. This guarantees masses of readers from #doomScrolling. It spreads what the evil guys want: Fear, paralysis, helplessness.

A good text must state the #facts, but open a window. A view of what could be different. A look at the people who

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Also relevant.

"I think people really have to figure out, “How can I be aware and experience outrage while also grounding myself in local communities?” Because I think local community politics is how you can build a kind of feeling of safety and understanding among a group, like, “Oh, actually, there are concrete things I can do, or we can do, to organize and think about how we challenge the status quo we disagree with.”"

scientificamerican.com/article

Scientific American · Outrage Fatigue Is Real. Here’s Why We Feel It and How to CopeBy Tanya Lewis

Calm, open-hearted #Curiosity is the cure for so many interpersonal challenges in today's society. #Reacting to sources of #outrage without rational thought or understanding does not solve problems. It only creates new ones. #Respond logically and with compassion to the sources of outrage.

Open your #Heart.

#Balance it appropriately with your #Logic.

Be #Curious.

#Breathe. 🕉️