cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/23716018

Outrage Fatigue Is Real. Here’s Why We Feel It and How to Cope

Repeated exposure to outrage-inducing news or events can lead to emotional exhaustion. An expert who studies online outrage says there are ways to cope

You’re probably feeling it: the onslaught of depressing news and commentary about political actions, wars, climate disasters and more. The first few times you’re exposed to a perceived injustice, you feel fired up and ready to fight against it. But after being repeatedly facing this moral assault, you start to feel fatigued, even withdrawn. Resistance feels futile.

This phenomenon is informally referred to as “outrage fatigue.”