Emotional reactions can serve as an entry point to understanding hate speech and differing perspectives, leading to intellectual exploration of moral psychology and ethics. Emotions play a crucial role in understanding the viewpoints of others, even when they differ from our own, by revealing diverse learned norms and rules of appropriateness. The study of emotions can facilitate empathy towards individuals with contrasting viewpoints, emphasizing the significance of emotional reactions in comprehending and engaging with diverse perspectives.
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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