The Internet Is Turning Us Cruel
In this video, I explore what online trolling reveals about our relationship to empathy, cruelty, and social belonging. Using the case of Emily Willis (former adult performer who became the target of brutal online jokes after rumors of Locked-In Syndrome), I examine why mocking others has become so normalized, what drives people to participate, and what it says about our moral instincts.
00:00 – The Comment That Shocked Me
00:59 – Sympathy vs. Empathy
03:06 – Are Some People Just Cruel?
03:58 – Bacon Memes vs. Moral Clarity
06:29 – My Friend the TikTok Troll
06:57 – Humor as Hierarchy
08:06 – Trolling as a Tribal Signal
09:13 – Society Built on Humiliation
10:29 – When Trolling Goes Too Far
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