NEW EPISODE — Aaron Balick: Why Does Social Media Weaponize Our Reactions? Social media invites snap emotional reactions, muddling clear thinking and escalating global tensions. It feeds on our anger, oversimplifying complex problems which blocks our ability to empathize. Nuanced explanations are demonized as if seeking to understand was an affront. If we learn to pause and reflect, we can overcome social media's divisive influence and discover middle-ground solutions in both personal and world affairs. We're joined by Aaron Balick (@DrAaronB), a psychotherapist, speaker, consultant, educator, and author of The Psychodynamics of Social Networking. Prepare to discover where emotional reactivity has been weaponized in social media, what geopolitical consequences are still felt from impulsive reactions, how to distinguish between a reactive and responsive attitude, whether expressing an understanding of complex issues will get you cancelled, why platforms simplify and sensationalize issues and so much more… thisjungianlife.com/aaron_ba…