Outrage Machine: How Tech Amplifies Discontent, Disrupts Democracy-And What We Can Do About It

An invaluable guide to understanding how the internet has broken our brains—and what we can do to fix it.

"Vivid and unforgettable.” ―Jonathan Haidt, New York Times bestselling author of The Righteous Mind

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 c...