Outrage is not conducive to well thought out action. Ourage builds and builds pressure until the subject reaches a tipping point and comes with a knee-jerk rea

Outrage is not conducive to well thought out action. Ourage builds and builds pressure until the subject reaches a tipping point and comes with a knee-jerk reaction meant to reduce the pressure. Such reactions are poorly planned, have no room for nuance or discussion of downsides, and are not aimed at solving the problem but at getting the outraged people of your back. Joining a mob of angry people is a way to affect change. But in many cases it is not the change we (should) want.