addressing the internet's empathy crisis

In today's commentary video, we discuss the jarring lack of empathy online. From TikTok comments that make a mockery of tragic and horrifying events to stans using tragedies as ammo in online arguments, it's very clear to me how sorely lacking empathy is in so many of the conversations that we have online. Today, we examine the evolution of empathy online through various ongoing situations and discuss how we can all be more empathetic online. ✏️We Discuss:✏️ -Stans using tragedies as ammo in online arguments -How people morally justify being absolutely awful now -The sore lack of empathy in conversations surrounding Ariana Grande -How capitalism sucks the empathy from us all 📖Chapters📖 0:00 - The Empathy Crisis 3:49 - Stans Be Normal Challenge 16:41 - The Rise Of "Deep" Gossip (TW: ED) 27:01 - Can We Talk About The State of The World? 32:05 - Outro 💬Contact Me:💬 [email protected] #Commentary #TikTok #VideoEssay #socialcommentary