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Jeffrey Quackenbush's avatar

Do we need a Reagan-esque "Just Say No!" campaign, where the subject is not drugs, per se, but rage about political rhetoric?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo1hUo7C6Ow

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Alan Elrod's avatar

Lol Mr. T would be a hilarious anti-outrage spokesperson.

There are a lot of things to be legitimately stressed, angered, and aggrieved by in our current moment. But I do think we need some sort of concerted national effort at bringing people’s emotional baseline to a healthier places. What that looks like exactly, I can’t say

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Jeffrey Quackenbush's avatar

"This is your brain. This is Tik Tok. This your brain on Tik Tok. Any questions?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOnENVylxPI

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Alan Elrod's avatar

Love it. Sadly, when it comes to political manipulations of our emotions, the biggest culprit is probably Facebook or Twitter.

I say sadly because I love Twitter. But it’s also crazy toxic.

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Jeffrey Quackenbush's avatar

Music and fashion generally sucked in the 80s, but they knew how to make memorable commercials!

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