
Common Sense Soapbox
About this show
Short videos with a punchy, comedic tone and entertaining Socratic characters taking on trending issues and important concepts from a classical liberal perspective, written & animated by Seamus Coughlin.
Social Media Makes You Hate Everyone
March 21, 2023
On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, Bob’s tweet about pizza results in death threats and terrorist epithets. Seamus explains that the internet can be a great place of learning, but also a forum for baser instincts.
CREDITS:
Written by Sean W. Malone, and Seamus Coughlin
Animated by Seamus Coughlin
Produced & Edited by Sean W. Malone
LINKS:
https://www.pizzabien.com/blogs/news/are-anchovies-good-on-pizza-its-still-controversial
https://www.quora.com/Do-anchovies-ruin-a-pizza
https://southfloridareporter.com/0-003-of-americans-select-anchovies-as-a-topping-of-their-choice-on-a-pizza/
https://research.umich.edu/news-and-issues/michigan-research/extremism-and-social-media/
https://scholar.harvard.edu/sounman_hong/political-polarization-twitter-social-media-may-contribute-online-extremism
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/stochastic-terrorism
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-stochastic-terrorism-uses-disgust-to-incite-violence/
https://www.city-journal.org/stochastic-terrorism-is-about-suppressing-free-speech
https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/02/the-stochastic-terrorism-double-standard/
https://publications.ici.umn.edu/impact/24-1/social-networking-sites-consider-the-benefits-concerns-for-your-teenager