It tends to be disposed of by adding moral coloration to actions that are really motivated by expediency, and an expediential coloration to actions that are motivated by moral and humanitarian values.
This is due to something called the Negativity Bias, which I'll talk about more in-depth in a future video, but basically, we tend to put more weight on negative experiences.
The modern mind, Tim Parks, a novelist and critic, writes, " is overwhelmingly inclined toward communication...It is not simply that one is interrupted; it is that one is actually inclined to interruption" .
We've reported a lot this year on how many U.S. retail companies are closing stores or going at a business, and how that's partly because more Americans are doing their shopping online.
But for friends who are more far flung, you might be more apt to send a shout out, rather than making the effort to get together to bump fists or fins.