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Avoiding Outrage Fatigue in Overwhelming Times

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Tanya Lewis: 我最近写了一篇关于“愤怒疲劳”的文章,这是一种非正式的概念,指的是反复经历被认为的道德错误并因此感到疲惫。这意味着你看到一些事情,感到愤怒,但随着时间的推移,你就会对这些事情麻木。 研究表明,愤怒情绪本身既有益处也有害处。适度的愤怒可以帮助你识别和应对问题,但如果过度愤怒,就会不堪重负。最近的一项研究发现,愤怒情绪实际上会加剧错误信息的传播,尤其是在社交媒体上,因为愤怒的信息更具吸引力,更容易引发情绪反应,从而更容易被传播。 我们现在生活在一个高度两极分化的时代,愤怒情绪难以避免。社交媒体既加剧了愤怒情绪的传播,也为表达愤怒的人提供了平台。然而,社交媒体上大部分愤怒的帖子都来自少数用户,这可能会导致其他人不愿参与讨论。 愤怒疲劳的真正危险在于,我们会变得冷漠,行动迟缓,甚至被政客利用。政客会利用人们对某些社会问题的愤怒情绪,操纵人们投票。 为了应对愤怒疲劳,我们可以减少媒体消费,关注地方事务,参与社区活动。参与地方政治或社区活动,比在社交媒体上表达愤怒更有意义。从愤怒疲劳中恢复的方法包括减少媒体消费,以及进行放松活动,例如亲近自然。

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It’s almost impossible not to feel outraged these days. But overexposure to information that makes us angry can wear us down. Senior health and medicine editor Tanya Lewis joins host Rachel Feltman to discuss how to combat outrage fatigue. Plus, we discuss a surprising finding about outrage and the spread of misinformation.

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Science Quickly is produced by Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Kelso Harper, Madison Goldberg and Jeff DelViscio. This episode was hosted by Rachel Feltman with guest Tanya Lewis. Our show is edited by Madison Goldberg with fact-checking by Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck. The theme music was composed by Dominic Smith.

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