"When a friend is miserable, it's about listening. It's about staying human in the personal space with close friends. It's about taking long walks with friends and building close relationships. It's about being mindful of the time and incentives that shape social media platforms where there is a zero-sum commercial gain for empathy. In the end, we're all humans. We all need someone to lean on. We don't have to prove our self-worth to others. Let's help one another." - Jeremy Au
"I have no issue with the increased cultural openness to vulnerability. It's a commercialization of validation-seeking behavior, as well as the corresponding drop in community support that bothers me most. So what do we do about it? Structurally, it's about building and participating in communities that uplift each other. Look for communities that emphasize genuine empathy, collaboration, and progress." - Jeremy Au
"When someone is sad, you want to empathize with some level of sadness. So if someone is disclosing some level of vulnerability, then you also want to disclose some level of vulnerability to put everybody together in that shared space. It's entirely understandable for us to empathize with each other in small circles and share the truths that we're facing and the difficulties that we are looking to overcome." - Jeremy Au
In this episode, Jeremy Au speaks on misery poker, competitive vulnerability, social validation commercialization, and empathy generational shift.
Keywords: Misery Poker, Competitive Vulnerability, Social Validation Commercialization, Empathy Generational Shift, Purpose, Thought Leadership
