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When Twitter outrage culture replaces real political dialogue

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.

Laozi
Online
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Genuine political conversation being displaced by performative reactions to social media content, damaging authentic connection.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Twitter and X — the politics of outrage?”

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