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Oxfam, #MeToo and the psychology of outrage

6 mins | Feb 17, 2018

Moral outrage of the crowd is a very powerful weapon. Tim Harford writing in the Financial Times in February 2018 reflects on the psychology of outrage and its power, in light of the Me Too and Oxfam scandals.

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