‘People feel they don’t owe anyone anything’: the rise in ‘flaking’ out of social plans
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‘People feel they don’t owe anyone anything’: the rise in ‘flaking’ out of social plans
We can blame government or capitalism or any number of things, but it’s hard not to see a social shift—a collective reduction in empathy, Xochitl Gonzalez writes.
“This shouldn’t be surprising. Empathy is cultivated through interactions with people we don’t know well, those glimpses into other interior worlds,” Gonzal... See more
instagram.comThe “cut them off” theory is (coincidentally?) trending on TikTok, with young people ending relationships over small perceived slights, like not texting “landed safely” or forgetting to offer coffee.