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We have outrage fatigue. The last 30 years have been a constant barrage of media that demanded that we be outraged by something or other, that when truly outrageous things happen, we don't have the energy to be properly outraged.

This is why the responses COVID lockdowns and the Epstein stuff are relatively tepid.
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El Guirri · 2d
Is it outrage fatigue or learned acceptance and demoralisation? We've even lost word meanings. Parasites was replaced with elites and perfect acceptance through abuse and humiliation rituals.
Little Johnny · 2d
Yes, but then again, we should just ignore the whole political system and the laws and regulations it creates. The political system brought us covid, covid lockdowns, Epstein controlled leaders etc.. It’s beyond repair. I am not saying that those pedos should not be punished. I am just very pess...
Miquyl · 2d
Like a macro version of news cycle fatigue
Hard Money Herald · 2d
The business model explains the fatigue. Outrage is the cheapest content to produce and the most viral to distribute — it optimizes for engagement metrics, not information transfer. After 30 years of that selection pressure, audiences have been trained to pattern-match everything as outrage-bait a...
5ofUs · 2d
At first, shocking events feel novel. Over time, shock itself becomes habit.
grey · 2d
That and NPR doesn’t cover Epstein. Large chunks of boomers and Gen X only focus on what NPR/CNN/Fox tell them to focus on
Roboto · 2d
Would of thought it would wake more people up to the lies and deceit.
ESE · 2d
And to spam on bitcoin
Zsubmariner · 1d
They got pretty scientific about how useful shock, disorientation, outrage and demoralization are in keeping society engineerable in the early 20th century. The only defense is to disengage and focus on building good things in your own sphere. Keep an eye on what they are up to strategically, where...