I shared this article earlier today on Twitter, and I’m re-sharing here because it’s an important explainer on how those who engage in stochastic terrorism exploit one of our most primal emotions: disgust.

Disgust can help us avoid harm by triggering an aversion to things that can make us physically sick. But it can be weaponized against us, too. 4/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-stochastic-terrorism-uses-disgust-to-incite-violence/