A recent analysis by NPR comparing engagement-per-post between mainstream and conservative media outlets described 'outrage' as a business model. Books like The Outrage Industry and Angrynomics have explored some of the following themes that we can draw on.Is outrage a genre? What are its attributes? What roles do supply-side and demand-side incentives play? Prateek Waghre joins Rohan Seth to discuss.

NPR article - https://www.npr.org/2021/07/19/1013793067/outrage-as-a-business-model-how-ben-shapiro-is-using-facebook-to-build-an-empire

MisDisMal-Information edition on outrage: https://techpolicy.substack.com/p/outrage-against-the-machine-digital

MisDisMal-Information edition on the anatomy of online conflicts: https://techpolicy.substack.com/p/of-soscial-media-kindness-of-the

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