Ultimately, Internet outrage is the milquetoast cousin to direct action, a way to protest by tapping and clicking rather than boycotting and marching. It is a noble endeavor to become incensed about a cause and risk arrest or toil without acclamation for one’s deeply held beliefs. Less honorable is joining a digital pile-on as a means of propping up one’s ego, even if it comes in the form of entertaining zings.
On Social Media, Some Are Susceptible to Internet Outrage – NYTimes.com
fake dichotomies will be the death of me
thinkpieces about outrage will be the other death of me
people who talk about outrage in generalized times will be the other other death of me
(via iamdavidbrothers)