- I think social media and journalists today have been creating outrage and it seems to be a proper propaganda machine also to take away from real issues. - Think of random issues like boycott Pathaan and the TN governor issue about Tamil Agam. These are all just designed to generate outrage. - The main issue with outrage porn is that no one realises that it's an issue and we consume this stuff happily without realising what it's doing to us. - Need to practice [[Mindful Consumption]] of social media and content to overcome this. ---------- "Ryan Holiday refers to this as “outrage porn”: rather than report on real stories and real issues, the media find it much easier (and more profitable) to find something mildly offensive, broadcast it to a wide audience, generate outrage, and then broadcast that outrage back across the population in a way that outrages yet another part of the population. This triggers a kind of echo of bullshit pinging back and forth between two imaginary sides, meanwhile distracting everyone from real societal problems. It’s no wonder we’re more politically polarized than ever before." - Mark Manson in [[Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fck]] "Thousands of companies have tricked us into believing that a mattress or lip-gloss order is an ideological position." - [Link](https://www.vulture.com/2020/02/spread-of-corporate-speak.html)