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The sheer volume of social information we process daily through social media might be straining our emotional machinery beyond the abilities we evolved with [1]
by bezier-curve 2y ago
The sheer volume of social information we process daily through social media might be straining our emotional machinery beyond the abilities we evolved with [1]. If someone is going through a loss, I try to make their lives a little easier. I feel like our constant growth-based economic society with income inequality issues has poisoned our ability to empathize with coworkers because of competition, and speaking only for myself personally, I would like to rein in these traits of my nature. Be the change you want to see in the world, it doesn't have to be solely about yourself.
[1] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26189988/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26189988/