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EPISODE · Jun 3, 2026 · 23 MIN

Can we reset the online outrage economy?

from Life Matters - Separate stories podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Ten years ago, Facebook updated its platform to introduce new ways to interact with posts you were seeing in your feed. Alongside the humble thumbs-up, a range of smiley face emojis offered a one-click shortcut to express love, surprise, sadness, and the most powerful emotion of all: anger. In the years since, it seems our online appetite for anger has only grown, with algorithms amplifying 60-second rants and spicy hot takes. So is there an alternative to the ragebait economy?

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