My adult daughter and I used to have thoughtful political discussions but now she just sends me screenshots of Twitter drama and expects me to be outraged on cue and when I don't react the way she wants she says I'm 'part of the problem' and I don't know how to reconnect without pretending to care about internet feuds.
More people experience this than they realize.
Genuine political conversation being displaced by performative reactions to social media content, damaging authentic connection.
“Where Are You with Twitter and X — the politics of outrage?”
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