Nov 23, 2020
Dillon Smith, content manager for Carey Nieuwhof Communications, and Rob Henderson, PhD student at Cambridge University, explain the trend of social shaming and cancel culture connected to moral outrage.
How can we balance our personal judgement of morality and norms while promoting cooperation with others?
Human beings are susceptible to one's environment, opinions of peers, and the social circles we run in. The challenge is to be wary of the voices we listen to and choose not to engage in rhetoric that is promoting negative extremism. Rather than fueling emotionally charged social media, it may be essential to let go of the urge to like or retweet and focus on connection rather than division.