We should all give people space to be wrong a few times before we lose our shit. Outrage is a last resort.
@manton Amen. Maybe we should tamp down the outrage altogether. It’s a vicious cycle, my outrage begets other people’s outrage and on and on. These days we have incredible outrage amplification tools. And we’re living with the consequences.
@manton Amen. Maybe we should tamp down the outrage altogether. It’s a vicious cycle, my outrage begets other people’s outrage and on and on. These days we have incredible outrage amplification tools. And we’re living with the consequences.
@manton Wise advice. I will save my outrage of Elon Musk raising the price of X Premium Plus from $16 to $22 for another time. (Full disclosure - I don’t have an X account).
@scripting.com Are we sure outrage is even useful at all? I feel like the best way to convince someone they are wrong about something is by actually befriending them, and having regular normal conversations over a long period of time about whatever topic it may be, not screeching at them.
@apoorplayer I hadn’t even heard of that price increase yet! That is really expensive for what it offers. I’m beyond being outraged about Elon. The less I even think about him, the better.
@manton absolutely.
and i think this goes hand in hand with people hating to admit when they’re wrong.
we all need to try hard to accept mistakes and accidents, especially our own.
@manton @scattershot – agreed. rage is only useful as a self-motivator, it doesn’t do much toward opening a dialog.