'If all you're doing is casting stones, you're probably not going to get that far,' the former president said.
Former president Barack Obama discussed the dangers of callout culture at an event Tuesday, cautioning young people against the idea that activism is"to be as judgmental as possible" about others.
Obama told Shahidi, who is currently attending Harvard University with his eldest daughter Malia, that publicly shaming people on Twitter is"not activism," offering up an example.
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