No one sits and decides to lose empathy. It is worn away, bit by bit, by systems that render caring economically illogical. Consider what the monetization model does. It pays per attention. And what captures attention fastest? You already know. Conflict, shock, suffering, the bizarre. You create an economy in which human suffering is literally a source of revenue and then wonder why people are creating painful content? I believe there is one more thing that people pass by. The social media money pipeline in developing countries tends to be parallel to the totally failed local economies. The official labor market does not provide you with anything. Conventional ways do not yield anything. And then all of a sudden you have this phone in your hand that tells you that, in case you do something extreme enough, strangers will send you money. What do you think happens next? The empathy and fear and self-preservation aren't disappearing because humans fundamentally changed somehow. They are being trampled by economic forces that the majority of the population in the rich nations cannot even imagine. Despair has its logic and it does not respect your moral system. And the audience side of this we must talk more about. There is supply because there is demand. Where does it go from here? I have no neat conclusion. Social media will not regulate itself since cruelty is a lucrative business. In developing countries, governments usually do not have the infrastructure to implement anything substantial. And personal morality is a good concept but it cracks easily under the economic strain.
No one sits and decides to lose empathy. It is worn away, bit by bit, by systems that render caring economically illogical. Consider what the monetization model does. It pays per attention. And what captures attention fastest? You already know. Conflict, shock, suffering, the bizarre. You create an economy in which human suffering is literally a source of revenue and then wonder why people are creating painful content? I believe there is one more thing that people pass by. The social media money pipeline in developing countries tends to be parallel to the totally failed local economies. The official labor market does not provide you with anything. Conventional ways do not yield anything. And then all of a sudden you have this phone in your hand that tells you that, in case you do something extreme enough, strangers will send you money. What do you think happens next? The empathy and fear and self-preservation aren't disappearing because humans fundamentally changed somehow. They are being trampled by economic forces that the majority of the population in the rich nations cannot even imagine. Despair has its logic and it does not respect your moral system. And the audience side of this we must talk more about. There is supply because there is demand. Where does it go from here? I have no neat conclusion. Social media will not regulate itself since cruelty is a lucrative business. In developing countries, governments usually do not have the infrastructure to implement anything substantial. And personal morality is a good concept but it cracks easily under the economic strain.

No one sits and decides to lose empathy. It is worn away, bit by bit, by systems that render caring economically illogical. Consider what the monetization model does. It pays per attention. And what captures attention fastest? You already know. Conflict, shock, suffering, the bizarre. You create an economy in which human suffering is literally a source of revenue and then wonder why people are creating painful content? I believe there is one more thing that people pass by. The social media money pipeline in developing countries tends to be parallel to the totally failed local economies. The official labor market does not provide you with anything. Conventional ways do not yield anything. And then all of a sudden you have this phone in your hand that tells you that, in case you do something extreme enough, strangers will send you money. What do you think happens next? The empathy and fear and self-preservation aren't disappearing because humans fundamentally changed somehow. They are being trampled by economic forces that the majority of the population in the rich nations cannot even imagine. Despair has its logic and it does not respect your moral system. And the audience side of this we must talk more about. There is supply because there is demand. Where does it go from here? I have no neat conclusion. Social media will not regulate itself since cruelty is a lucrative business. In developing countries, governments usually do not have the infrastructure to implement anything substantial. And personal morality is a good concept but it cracks easily under the economic strain.

No one sits and decides to lose empathy. It is worn away, bit by bit, by systems that render caring economically illogical. Consider what the monetization model does. It pays per attention. And what captures attention fastest? You already know. Conflict, shock, suffering, the bizarre. You create an economy in which human suffering is literally a source of revenue and then wonder why people are creating painful content? I believe there is one more thing that people pass by. The social media money pipeline in developing countries tends to be parallel to the totally failed local economies. The official labor market does not provide you with anything. Conventional ways do not yield anything. And then all of a sudden you have this phone in your hand that tells you that, in case you do something extreme enough, strangers will send you money. What do you think happens next? The empathy and fear and self-preservation aren't disappearing because humans fundamentally changed somehow. They are being trampled by economic forces that the majority of the population in the rich nations cannot even imagine. Despair has its logic and it does not respect your moral system. And the audience side of this we must talk more about. There is supply because there is demand. Where does it go from here? I have no neat conclusion. Social media will not regulate itself since cruelty is a lucrative business. In developing countries, governments usually do not have the infrastructure to implement anything substantial. And personal morality is a good concept but it cracks easily under the economic strain.