What the explosion in viral 'Karen' videos and public meltdowns tells us about entitlement
Publicly broadcasting entitled tantrums has become a massive trend in the last few years. During lockdown, it's taken on a life of its own, with seemingly endless videos capturing people throwing angry fits about being asked to wear masks and even pointing guns at Black Lives Matter protesters in their neighborhood.
Whether people are behaving inappropriately in higher numbers, or they are just being called out for it more, is unclear. But according to therapist and YouTuber Kati Morton, it's definitely true that everyone's anxiety levels are higher than normal. This means our fight or flight response is going into hyperdrive.
"We can't fight or run from the coronavirus like we could from a bear," she told Insider. "So all of that energy is caught up inside of us causing us to feel irritable, on edge, hypervigilant, and stressed out."
Anger is a secondary emotion, meaning it often boils up inside to cover up something else like anxiety, fear, or shame. Some psychologists therefore label it as a "positive" emotion, because it helps us steer clear of the uncomfortable ones and makes us feel strong and powerful instead.
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