https://padlet.com/gabbiwies98/p49gfp5j3twd This generation is accused of lacking empathy, especially through social media. Is confirmation bias to blame? en-us 2017-11-08 03:44:15 UTC 2017-11-08 04:25:31 UTC hello@padlet.com gabbiwies98 https://padlet.com/gabbiwies98/p49gfp5j3twd/wish/204665081 Confirmation bias is the tendency to interpret information in a way that supports your preexisting beliefs or opinions. It controls the decisions you make every day, especially the ones you make regarding social media.]]> 2017-11-08 03:49:05 UTC https://padlet.com/gabbiwies98/p49gfp5j3twd/wish/204665081 gabbiwies98 https://padlet.com/gabbiwies98/p49gfp5j3twd/wish/204666119 Like we said before, confirmation bias makes us view things in a way we want to. So, we easily empathize with people online who have the same views as we do. People who share our opinions share a mutual understanding and positive connection with us. However, anyone online who disagrees with us or is in the "out group" is considered wrong and is even demonized, which is what causes tension and fighting on social media platforms.]]> 2017-11-08 03:55:54 UTC https://padlet.com/gabbiwies98/p49gfp5j3twd/wish/204666119 gabbiwies98 https://padlet.com/gabbiwies98/p49gfp5j3twd/wish/204667119 When she was 16, Phoebe Connop had sent a picture privately to a group of friends. In the picture, she has darkened her skin and wore a head scarf wrapped around her head. She joked that this was the only way her boyfriend's parents were going to accept her. The picture had been put on social media and received negative backlash. In fear of being considered a racist, Connop committed suicide. Strangers online disagreed with Connop and immediately attacked and, just like Connop had probably seen on social media, she was afraid of being labeled, ultimately leading to her death.]]> 2017-11-08 04:04:40 UTC https://padlet.com/gabbiwies98/p49gfp5j3twd/wish/204667119 gabbiwies98 https://padlet.com/gabbiwies98/p49gfp5j3twd/wish/204668793 People online are quick to judge others that they don't agree with. With usernames describing people in one word and pictures suggesting a certain persona that someone wants to convey, it's easy to pin someone with only one label. You don't know every aspect of the person, or even the person at all. It's important to be media literate and not accept what we only see online. Don't judge someone or something based solely on what you read or see. When you learn more aspects of a person or situation, you more easily empathize.]]> 2017-11-08 04:16:35 UTC https://padlet.com/gabbiwies98/p49gfp5j3twd/wish/204668793