Outrage culture is out of control

Re:Outrage culture is out of control by Zelphyr on Friday February 22, 2019 @09:16AM (#19225466)

I think the news is perpetuating it. They're not stupid. They know they can tap into all this outrage for their own benefit. Once people are riled up they are sadistically attracted to things that will fuel that rage and the news media outlets are all too happy to oblige.

That's not to suggest in any way we as a society, or that our government should try to stifle the media. But the media outlets, from the journalists all the way to the owners need to take heed their power and use it responsibly and constructively. And that's something they've been ignoring for far too long.

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Re:Outrage culture is out of control by CompanionCuuube on Friday February 22, 2019 @02:10PM (#19228144)

Fully agree. The same is happening at the social media level. They get much more engagement with this kind of rage.

But any organization that chooses to act ethically is handicapping themselves because of how profitable outrage is for engagement and page views. We can allow them to self-regulate but if they refuse to do so, we should take measures to put organizations acting ethically on the same footing as the unethical actors.

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