Tag: rage bait

  • It’s a Wonderful Life: The Most Overrated Christmas Film. Do I Have Your Attention? Good.

    It’s a Wonderful Life: The Most Overrated Christmas Film. Do I Have Your Attention? Good.

    Every December, as Hallmark movies multiply like gremlins after midnight, one film stands above all others as the “greatest Christmas movie of all time”: Frank Capra’s 1946 classic It’s a Wonderful Life. And I’ll say the quiet part out loud. I don’t think it’s a timeless masterpiece. I actually think it’s a steaming pile of…

  • It’s Rage Bait, Baby: How to Outsmart Outrage Content

    It’s Rage Bait, Baby: How to Outsmart Outrage Content

    Anyone who scrolls through social media for more than five minutes has seen it: a post, headline, or video so outrageous that it demands a visceral reaction. Your pulse quickens. You type out a comment, perhaps in all caps, before you’ve even finished reading it. That’s not an accident. You’ve just been hooked by rage…