The Power of Outrage

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I think it's about recognizing the utility in these platforms or methods. There is a lot you know being very aware of of not only their limitations but also their capacity to do damage as well and to create infighting. It's easier to invite than it is to focus on what really needs to be done like it's so simple to just go well I didn't like it when you said that right. You just see fights breaking out all over the internet every day between people that are aligned with each other. People are actually incentivized to be divisive because highly emotive content is what a cruise likes and shares which means they have more influence. Who's the most outrage who's the most offended

Welcome to the Wintering Sessions with Katherine May.

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This week Katherine talks to Emma Dabiri, author of Don’t Touch My Hair and What White People Can Do Next.

What begins as a conversation about Emma’s new-found commitment to appreciating all the seasons - not just summer - becomes something else entirely. Emma is one of our most agile thinkers and fearless speakers, and soon she is talking about everything from race and class to how we should think about the world right now. A thread of belonging runs through it all - how we seek and find it, how complicated our identities have become, and why it matters.

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