I was thinking a lot about emotions that we are allowed and not allowed to have. One obvious example is 'men don't cry.' This is so engrained in us that many men don't can't cry when they are alone. What follows is a link that links the repression of tears to affecting our bodies biologically. The results of holding back tears is of course bad. The pent up emotion can translate to things like high blood pressure down the road.  http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2012/10/12/why-is-it-so-hard-for-men-to-cry/

Essentially, sociability has dictated how we can and can't feel. Hate is very embarrassing emotion that many of us feel but are rarely free to express it. When a story like the one of the Stamford rapist comes to light, everyone rally's around the campfire to throw in their own log of hate (hopin' you're diggin' this metaphor). Feelings of hate are now validated. It's ok now to hate someone; this guy. Dumping all this putrid crap does nothing to better a cause as far as I can see. This article goes a bit deeper. http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/feminism/2016/06/does-outrage-over-stanford-rape-case-do-anything-help-victims
Now with the shootings in Orlando, as Obama said in reference to Oregon, "Our thoughts and prayers are not enough." We jump to sympathize, and send love, before we have time to develop our own feelings regarding news story. We've already been told how to feel. And I'm not saying everyone has a universal point of view on the issue, but the points of view most of us see on the internet reflect our own. When you click on a link from a left leaning news outlet, Facebook goes "oh, she leans to the left, let's show her more if that." And you are then caught in an echo-chamber with the rest of the mob as we invite ourselves in to hysteria. Just to give an idea of the reach of media conglomerates in the United States, take a look at this flow chart.

As you can see, we've basically still have five TV channels, so do you think it's likely that the views expressed by CNN do not go against the ultimate corporate interest of Time Warner?
Thus, my first big question: HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT WE FEEL?
Secondly I've been noticing a transition from phonetic language to that of a more symbolic one. Like hyroglyphs and Chinese, our generation is beginning to communicate through media with GIFS, emojis, and the like. Whole conversations are shifting and becoming slightly more emotional and less literal. Someone may respond to a text with an actor from a film or tv show making a face. That face may encapsulate more about that persons personal response to that text than any words could. http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/7950460.html
My second question: HOW ARE EMOJIS AND THE LIKE AFFECTING HOW WE COMMUNICATE?
My final thoughts are about compartmentalizations. As things like gender are becoming more fluid, I am noticing gaps between groups of people and gaps within those groups that I was unaware of. I of course am only 23. I hopefully have a lot of discovery about culture and society ahead of me. But living in New York for a year I see a racial and economic divide I was unaware was so vast and so serious. Has it always been this bad and I'm just noticing finally? That seems the most logical response as I've only been here those measly 23 years and have not had time to track social change in my environment. But why with things like our current presidential debate is there so much us & them? Where is our global village? I'll leave you with this.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rsL6mKxtOlQ