Saturday, December 13, 2025

A Better Way to Respond Online | Clip from Derate The Hate with Nathan Stock

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲? 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸, 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁-𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 1️⃣ Pause before reacting 2️⃣ If it’s someone you know, call instead of commenting These small shifts interrupt the speed and snark that social media encourages — and they keep relationships intact. This clip comes from my full conversation with Nathan in Derate The Hate Episode 293, where we explore toxic polarization, trust, media habits, and practical steps for healthier dialogue. 🎧 Full episode available now at DerateTheHate.com Subscribe for weekly insights on mindset, communication, and bridging divides. Chapters (auto-detected): 00:00 Pause before posting 00:20 Why calling someone matters 00:44 Understanding over reaction Please follow 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕 on: X: https://twitter.com/DerateTheHate Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DerateTheHate Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/derate_the_hate 𝑾𝒆𝒍𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑷𝒐𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕! www.DerateTheHate.com *𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑤𝑠 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑊𝑖𝑙𝑘, ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑔𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡 ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑠 &/𝑜𝑟 𝑔𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐷𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐻𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑑𝑐𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑏𝑒 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑧𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑚𝑎𝑦 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑏𝑒 𝑎𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ.