The chapter delves into the speaker's background growing up in the Bible Belt, discussing the interplay between moral views, group identities, and social media. It reflects on high school experiences with controversial messages, societal norms, and emotions influencing moral judgment. The conversation explores moral outrage, social learning, and the amplification of emotions like outrage, contempt, and disgust in online spaces.
This is the second episode in our series on the possibilities and costs of living beyond human scale. In this episode, Brené and William discuss group behavior on social media and how we show up with each other online versus offline. We’ll also learn about the specific types of content that fuel algorithms to amplify moral outrage and how they tie to our search for belonging.
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