#120 Social media is BREAD AND CIRCUS! How to disrupt outrage with nuance! Feat Keirstin Westfallen

About this episode

Manu discusses strategies to challenge outrage addiction in social media with guest Keirstin Westfallen.

How does one challenge outrage addiction in online spaces? Manu sits down with rising TikToker Keirsten Westfallen to talk strategies, her experience creating nuanced content and the state of social media in 2026. Keirsten's Socials: https://www.tiktok.com/  ⁨@keirstinfallswest⁩  https://keirstin.substack.com/ PODCAST INFO: Website: thehopefulmajority.com Spotify: spoti.fi/42GYjec Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hopeful-majority-with-manu-meel/id1690865971 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@manumeel_ Instagram: @manumeel_ Twitter: @manumeel_ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Manu Meel

Guest: Keirstin Westfallen

Topics covered

• social media
• outrage addiction
• nuanced content
• online spaces
• TikTok
• 2026

Keywords

• social media
• outrage
• nuance
• TikTok
• content creation
• 2026

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Organizations: TikTok, Substack, Acast, Apple, Spotify, YouTube

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