Social Media Conversations Lack Empathy and Compassion, a Convo With Sarah Potter

Social media has taught us to be outraged when something hurts or offends us. Social media highlights us–raises us up when we express outrage. Social media has conditioned us to be outrageous in whatever format suits the algorithm.

Social media has also taught us that when we express our outrage, there are no consequences that immediately affect us as the outraged. We are not a society of Neapolitan ice cream; we are a society of Harry Potter jelly beans full of flavors that will shock, surprise, delight, and warm us. And it is on every single one of us to carry that mindset with us when we discuss inclusion, equality, and acceptance.

Let’s talk about this. 

Topics covered in this episode: 

• The word “womxn”

• Words used for gender classification and identification

• Outrage on social media

• Sensationalism in society 

• How social media has taught us to behave