There is no doubt that demoralization and cynicism have been strong in American society in the last number of decades. It spreads on its own between people, being contagious, spreading regardless of whether there is an independent reason for it to do so or not. Its power makes it contagious, as it feels attractive to […]
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We don’t have to worry about negative emotional contagion with Biden as president. He will just emit positive emotional contagion, as he gives off positive emotions of caring, love and empathy that will spread to others people. There will be those, however, in the public, in the emotional atmosphere of the last few years, who
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When we see the insurrection attempt in Washington DC today, January 6, 2021, and see the high amount of energy and the strong drive and motivation the insurrectionists are showing, we can see that the energy, drive and motivation come from inside the people. They come from their emotions. Emotions are very powerful when they come
Sometimes emotional contagion occurs in a subtle way so it’s hard to recognize. One of these occasions could be if you have ever tried to one-up someone. It often happens with men, when one person tries to subtly show that they know more than the previous person, by giving an answer to a question,
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https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/12/us/stop-the-steal-protest-washington-dc-trnd/index.html Four people were stabbed during post-election protests in Washington, D.C. Saturday night. There were 11 simple assaults, 10 assaults on a police officer, one assault with a deadly weapon. Antifa, Proud Boys and Black Lives Matter groups were apparently involved. This is according to some media reports. Protests like this involving violence naturally involve emotions. You can’t have violence
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The orange-headed president is now just a side show. But the media still treats him like the main show, maybe because he is still the president. He knows that this threats, taunts and bluster all cross the line of decency and respect. He doesn’t have any appreciation of boundaries between people. He also knows that
Emotional contagion is one of the greatest powers we know. It is largely ignored. It comes out at times of turmoil in society and politics like in the past few years. People catch divisive, controversial emotions automatically and react to them impulsively. Anger rises. Anxiety increases. Cynicism and conspiracy theories abound. Erratic behavior runs rampant.
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Emotional contagion is rampant now at this time of turmoil in society. People express emotions in their comments, articles and opinions and they are contagious. Emotional contagion is a phenomenon where people catch feelings and emotions from each other, because they are contagious. They are contagious because they feel good, are appealing, and attractive, and
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Emotional contagion runs rampant at a time of turmoil in politics EMOTIONS DON’T THINK Emotions are not good at thinking. Emotions are only good at feeling. Emotions do carry simple messages. Emotions are contagious. Emotions can spread to and infect others, just like a virus. You can catch emotions. You want to make sure you
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When people are desperate, they panic and make emotional decisions, like recommending herd immunity for treatment of coronavirus Covid-19. This is not a criticism, because to criticize can be interpreted as an attack and this is not an attack. People get defensive if they feel attacked. This is just disagreement. Panic is natural at a
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