A medium can show context and connections. Without context, you assume ill intentions in others. WIth context, you can think systemically.
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Narrative inherently embraces simple causes, personal agency, single perspective, limited context. A medium for empathy won't be stories.
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@worrydream wellll there are some historical examples of narrative engendering national empathy (uncle tom's cabin, My Lai, Hiroshima)1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes -
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@worrydream agree on uncle tom's cabin, less so on Hiroshima/My Lai. But lots of other empathy examples—bios of difficult leaders, etc.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@worrydream I think we have different experiences here. For ex. Ta Nehisi-Coates builds, in me, empathy for his experiences of being black.2 replies 1 retweet 3 likes -
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@ftrain I want to understand *why* he's experiencing those experiences. That's the only path to addressing systemic issues.3 replies 2 retweets 8 likes -
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@worrydream Yes! Thank you! Absolutely no one understands that! But that is exactly the goal.1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
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