Beyond Zohran Mamdani: Social media amplifies the politics of feelings

November 30, 2025

Time to read: 1 minutes

“In an algorithmic age, we consume politics in byte sizes, where visibility often displaces understanding and emotional attachment overshadows knowledge-seeking. It’s easier to celebrate a face than to join a struggle.”

Check out Merlyna Lim’s commentary around Zohran Mamdani, his global popularity, and social media-facilitated “politics of “feelings”—published in The Conversation.