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EPISODE · Mar 3, 2025 · 1H 4M

Why Are We All So Mad? A User’s Guide to Outrage

from My Six Cents · host Darren Platt

🎙️ 🔥 New Episode Alert! 🔥 🎙️Outrage is the new national pastime—but is it actually getting us anywhere? 🤔💥Today on My Six Cents, Darren sits down with David Beckemeyer to unravel the chaos of political division. From the rise of outrage media (because nothing sells like anger 📢🔥) to the psychology behind why we’re all yelling at each other, this episode is a deep dive into how we got here—and how we might fix it.We’re talking:⚡ The social media rage machine 🤖📱⚡ Fear of getting canceled (or worse—uninvited to Thanksgiving 🦃🚫)⚡ Why radicalization & populism are taking over 🏛️💣⚡ Can we actually find common ground—or is that just a fairy tale? 🏰😵‍💫David drops real talk on how to escape the echo chambers, rebuild trust, and maybe—just maybe—stop yelling in all caps. 😆🎧 Listen now before we get labeled as “dangerous discourse”! 🚀Check out David at https://outrageoverload.net/

🎙️ 🔥 New Episode Alert! 🔥 🎙️Outrage is the new national pastime—but is it actually getting us anywhere? 🤔💥Today on My Six Cents, Darren sits down with David Beckemeyer to unravel the chaos of political division. From the rise of outrage media (because nothing sells like anger 📢🔥) to the psychology behind why we’re all yelling at each other, this episode is a deep dive into how we got here—and how we might fix it.We’re talking:⚡ The social media rage machine 🤖📱⚡ Fear of getting canceled (or worse—uninvited to Thanksgiving 🦃🚫)⚡ Why radicalization & populism are taking over 🏛️💣⚡ Can we actually find common ground—or is that just a fairy tale? 🏰😵‍💫David drops real talk on how to escape the echo chambers, rebuild trust, and maybe—just maybe—stop yelling in all caps. 😆🎧 Listen now before we get labeled as “dangerous discourse”! 🚀Check out David at https://outrageoverload.net/

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🎙️ 🔥 New Episode Alert! 🔥 🎙️Outrage is the new national pastime—but is it actually getting us anywhere? 🤔💥Today on My Six Cents, Darren sits down with David Beckemeyer to unravel the chaos of political division. From the rise of outrage media...

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