Dr. Ryan Martin

You know, like there are some opinions that we can just agree to disagree. And then there's other stuff that is like, no, this is like, this is real personal.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We didn't used to be, we didn't used to care about it that much though.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We didn't used to be, we didn't used to care about it that much though.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We didn't used to be, we didn't used to care about it that much though.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

They did. I think it is interesting how much, like people used to never talk about politics that much. You would kind of say maybe who you were going to vote for and kind of, sometimes you give a couple lines about it, but you never, I feel like would be like, oh, screw you for voting for that. Like it would never, even the thought would never come into your head. I feel like.

They did. I think it is interesting how much, like people used to never talk about politics that much. You would kind of say maybe who you were going to vote for and kind of, sometimes you give a couple lines about it, but you never, I feel like would be like, oh, screw you for voting for that. Like it would never, even the thought would never come into your head. I feel like.

They did. I think it is interesting how much, like people used to never talk about politics that much. You would kind of say maybe who you were going to vote for and kind of, sometimes you give a couple lines about it, but you never, I feel like would be like, oh, screw you for voting for that. Like it would never, even the thought would never come into your head. I feel like.

Yeah, it does feel like it's taken center stage. And I wonder how much of that is, I mean, it's probably, a lot of it is exacerbated by social media. I suspect the 24-hour news cycle also led to that too, right?

Yeah, it does feel like it's taken center stage. And I wonder how much of that is, I mean, it's probably, a lot of it is exacerbated by social media. I suspect the 24-hour news cycle also led to that too, right?

Yeah, it does feel like it's taken center stage. And I wonder how much of that is, I mean, it's probably, a lot of it is exacerbated by social media. I suspect the 24-hour news cycle also led to that too, right?

It ruined a lot of stuff. That created a lot of anger. Yeah, yep. Because we used to be able to take a day off, half the day off. Yep. But now they're like, oh, you need a little more anger. Yeah.

It ruined a lot of stuff. That created a lot of anger. Yeah, yep. Because we used to be able to take a day off, half the day off. Yep. But now they're like, oh, you need a little more anger. Yeah.

It ruined a lot of stuff. That created a lot of anger. Yeah, yep. Because we used to be able to take a day off, half the day off. Yep. But now they're like, oh, you need a little more anger. Yeah.

Well, and intentionally so. I mean, it's like – so there's plenty of research out there that says that content, news, or anything else that makes people angry or scared is far more likely to go viral. than other stuff. And so politicians know that. And just purely from a financial perspective, if you put an ad out that makes people mad, it's going to get more clicks.

Well, and intentionally so. I mean, it's like – so there's plenty of research out there that says that content, news, or anything else that makes people angry or scared is far more likely to go viral. than other stuff. And so politicians know that. And just purely from a financial perspective, if you put an ad out that makes people mad, it's going to get more clicks.

Well, and intentionally so. I mean, it's like – so there's plenty of research out there that says that content, news, or anything else that makes people angry or scared is far more likely to go viral. than other stuff. And so politicians know that. And just purely from a financial perspective, if you put an ad out that makes people mad, it's going to get more clicks.

You double the value, essentially, of that ad by making people mad with it. So there are people who are benefiting financially from our rage. And that's not just true with politicians. That's true with, you know, Fox News, CNN, et cetera. They want to make people mad. Yeah.