Go offline with the Player FM app!
Escaping Tribal Outrage with David Beckemeyer
Manage episode 466673765 series 3517843
Today's episode features David Beckemeyer discussing tribal identity and the outrage it brings. David is a bridge-builder and host of the "Outrage Overload" podcast. David and I consider topics as far afield as social media detox, street epistemology, and libraries lousy with drag queens.
REFERENCES:
“Outrage Overload” website: https://outrageoverload.net/
Follow Outrage Overload on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OutrageOverload
Follow Outrage Overload on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/outrageoverload/
Follow Outrage Overload on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OutrageOverload?sub_confirmation=1
Follow David on Mastodon: https://toad.social/@DavidBeckemeyer
Follow Outrage Overload on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/outrageoverload.bsky.social
Follow David on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbeckemeyer/
Arnold Toynbee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_J._Toynbee
- (00:00) - Opening credits
- (00:37) - Show opening
- (01:30) - Introducing David Beckemeyer
- (02:38) - How Facebook fights inspired a podcast
- (08:26) - We love to be outraged, but we don't want to admit it
- (12:13) - Blind spots to our side's behavior
- (17:46) - A hot-button issue example with Ami!
- (22:09) - Street epistemology of vegetables
- (27:02) - Needing to change minds
- (31:00) - Fear of social death
- (36:27) - Enforcing social norms as the origin of outrage
- (39:47) - When outrage becomes recreation or profession
- (45:16) - And even when you're wrong, it doesn't matter
- (47:27) - Ending reliance on outrage with a larger cultural identity
- (54:49) - Building your own private echo chamber
- (01:04:02) - How to find David Beckemeyer on the internet
- (01:06:32) - Show closing
- (01:07:18) - Closing credits
66 episodes
Manage episode 466673765 series 3517843
Today's episode features David Beckemeyer discussing tribal identity and the outrage it brings. David is a bridge-builder and host of the "Outrage Overload" podcast. David and I consider topics as far afield as social media detox, street epistemology, and libraries lousy with drag queens.
REFERENCES:
“Outrage Overload” website: https://outrageoverload.net/
Follow Outrage Overload on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OutrageOverload
Follow Outrage Overload on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/outrageoverload/
Follow Outrage Overload on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OutrageOverload?sub_confirmation=1
Follow David on Mastodon: https://toad.social/@DavidBeckemeyer
Follow Outrage Overload on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/outrageoverload.bsky.social
Follow David on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbeckemeyer/
Arnold Toynbee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_J._Toynbee
- (00:00) - Opening credits
- (00:37) - Show opening
- (01:30) - Introducing David Beckemeyer
- (02:38) - How Facebook fights inspired a podcast
- (08:26) - We love to be outraged, but we don't want to admit it
- (12:13) - Blind spots to our side's behavior
- (17:46) - A hot-button issue example with Ami!
- (22:09) - Street epistemology of vegetables
- (27:02) - Needing to change minds
- (31:00) - Fear of social death
- (36:27) - Enforcing social norms as the origin of outrage
- (39:47) - When outrage becomes recreation or profession
- (45:16) - And even when you're wrong, it doesn't matter
- (47:27) - Ending reliance on outrage with a larger cultural identity
- (54:49) - Building your own private echo chamber
- (01:04:02) - How to find David Beckemeyer on the internet
- (01:06:32) - Show closing
- (01:07:18) - Closing credits
66 episodes
All episodes
×Welcome to Player FM!
Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.