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Discover the profound insights of 'Outrage Machine', a pivotal work that delves into how modern technology captures our attention through anger and outrage. This brand new trade paperback published by Little Brown in 2023, features a compelling foreword by renowned author Jonathan Haidt, creator of 'The Righteous Mind'. Learn how the emergence of seemingly harmless social media features has dramatically shifted our media consumption, politics, and society. Tobias Rose-Stockwell, an esteemed author and media researcher, exposes the intricate ways these platforms exploit our psychological vulnerabilities, turning us into reactive participants in a societal crisis of trust. 'Outrage Machine' unveils the tactical triggers that encourage anger, investigate the manipulative nature of social media, and highlight the risk it poses to democratic norms. This book serves as both a cautionary tale and a historical exploration, connecting the dots from past media technologies to today’s digital landscape. Additionally, it provides readers with a framework to reclaim their agency in an increasingly polarized world. Don't miss the chance to understand the Outrage Machine and how to navigate this new media era with critical insight. Shipping is free for this item, and please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Note: Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780349427386
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2023
Publisher: Little Brown
Description:
Foreword by Jonathan Haidt, author of THE RIGHTEOUS MIND
An invaluable guide to understanding the technology that captures our attention with anger.
The original internet was not designed to make us upset, distracted, confused, and outraged. But something unexpected happened at the turn of the last decade, when a handful of small features were quietly launched at social media companies with little fanfare. Together, they triggered a cascading set of dramatic changes to how media, politics, and society itself operates-inadvertently creating an Outrage Machine we cannot ignore.
Author, designer, and media researcher Tobias Rose-Stockwell shares the defining shifts caused by these technologies, and how they have ignited a society-wide crisis of trust. Drawing from cutting-edge research and vivid personal anecdotes, Rose-Stockwell illustrates how social media has bound us to an unprecedented system of public performance, training us to react rather than reflect, and attack rather than debate.
OUTRAGE MACHINE reveals the triggers and tactics used to exploit our anger, unpacking how these tools hack our deep tribal instincts and psychological vulnerabilities, and how they have become opportunistic platforms for authoritarians and a threat to democratic norms everywhere.
But this book is not just about the problem. In a story spanning continents and generations, Rose-Stockwell explores how every new media technology disrupts our ability to make sense of the world, from the printing press to the telegraph, from radio to television. OUTRAGE MACHINE situates social med
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780349427386
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2023
Publisher: Little Brown
Description:
Foreword by Jonathan Haidt, author of THE RIGHTEOUS MIND
An invaluable guide to understanding the technology that captures our attention with anger.
The original internet was not designed to make us upset, distracted, confused, and outraged. But something unexpected happened at the turn of the last decade, when a handful of small features were quietly launched at social media companies with little fanfare. Together, they triggered a cascading set of dramatic changes to how media, politics, and society itself operates-inadvertently creating an Outrage Machine we cannot ignore.
Author, designer, and media researcher Tobias Rose-Stockwell shares the defining shifts caused by these technologies, and how they have ignited a society-wide crisis of trust. Drawing from cutting-edge research and vivid personal anecdotes, Rose-Stockwell illustrates how social media has bound us to an unprecedented system of public performance, training us to react rather than reflect, and attack rather than debate.
OUTRAGE MACHINE reveals the triggers and tactics used to exploit our anger, unpacking how these tools hack our deep tribal instincts and psychological vulnerabilities, and how they have become opportunistic platforms for authoritarians and a threat to democratic norms everywhere.
But this book is not just about the problem. In a story spanning continents and generations, Rose-Stockwell explores how every new media technology disrupts our ability to make sense of the world, from the printing press to the telegraph, from radio to television. OUTRAGE MACHINE situates social med