“Online, we don’t have access to social cues. There’s no one on the receiving end of our jabs and tirades and vitriol. All we see are words on a screen in a text box. Empathy is null and void. Sometimes, I write things down that I think and feel and post them on the internet. Maybe you like to cook f…”— Stephanie Wittels Wachs, medium.comTagged: Empathy, Social Media, The internet, Relationships, Communication
“A wise man who I loved very much once said: “Let’s stop finding a new witch of the week and burning them at the stake. We are all horrible and wonderful and figuring it out.””— Stephanie Wittels Wachs, medium.comTagged: Wisdom, Mob Mentality, humanity, Empathy, Compassion
“Maybe people are just shitty. Or maybe it’s the internet’s fault. Or maybe people are just shitty and it’s the internet’s fault.”— Stephanie Wittels Wachs, medium.comTagged: Empathy, The New Age, Technology, Social Media, The internet