I don't think many of us are kind of at our root ever trying to harm anyone but it's almost like the people that already care about people kind of aren't the problem it's people who aren't even thinking in the first place. We have this kind of very unbalanced view of what actually goes on online most of the time which is that we perceive it to be much more dangerous than it actually is and I think we often end up amplifying the worst voices because we're so offended by them. If you want to feel like you belong you do have to be yourself at the end of the day.
Emma Gannon is a true digital native, a storyteller who finds creative inspiration in online communities, and who has sought a more thoughtful way to be in the digital spaces that so dominate our lives.
In this episode, Katherine and Emma discuss what it means to be a digital citizen - the pleasures and the agonies of coming together in the ether, and the ways it can both warp and welcome connection. Emma’s is a nuanced take, emphasising our own agency within social media spaces, and inviting us to be thoughtful and disciplined, rather than reactive and addicted.
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