The Empathy Economy:
How Feelings Fell Into Fashion
What started as an introspection has metastasized into therapy speak, forced public accountability and a constant performance of “holding space.” The industry polices itself through carefully worded statements, staged outrage and even a demand for empathy on cue in some cases. This can’t be the so-called altruism we had hoped for.
“The pressure to be accepted, influential and at the top of your game hasn’t changed and I’m hard pressed to believe that the high-virtue culture that we’re living in has eclipsed the desire for power.”
– Recho Omondi
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