This reminded me of an old essay: "Isn't it Outrageous?" by Tim Kreider [0]: > Outrage is like a lot of other things that feel good but over time devour us fro

This reminded me of an old essay: "Isn't it Outrageous?" by Tim Kreider [0]: > Outrage is like a lot of other things that feel good but over time devour us from the inside out. And it’s even more insidious than most vices because we don’t even consciously acknowledge that it’s a pleasure. We prefer think of it as a disagreeable but fundamentally healthy involuntary reaction to negative stimuli thrust upon us by the world we live in, like pain or nausea, rather than admit that it’s a shameful kick we eagerly indulge again and again. Note that Kreider's essay is from 2009: it's not like this dynamic is new! [0] https://archive.nytimes.com/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/14/isnt-it-outrageous/ https://archive.nytimes.com/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/20...