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The effort kicked off with “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage,” Rock’s first live comedy special after being slapped by actor Will Smith at the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony.

As for managing my feelings, I’m careful and selective as to what news or information I consume.

But the desire to avoid costly wars is clearly a selective calculation.

“The use of selective breeding over the past 50 years has brought a huge number of animal welfare problems,” he says.

Presidential campaigns fully took advantage of the upheaval, calling their own shots on the debates — there was only one between Trump and Harris — and being more selective in their formal media appearances.