Fast Company

A culture of outrage can destroy teams. Here’s how to make sure it doesn’t happen to yours

Because outrage is easy, it blots out more nuanced feelings such as sympathy, empathy, and contextual understanding that would allow us to fully appreciate the behavior we wish to sanction. Between ...
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Taking Outrage Seriously: Understanding the Moral Signals Behind Political Anger

Over the last several weeks, the Trump administration has deployed the National Guard to the nation's capital to crack down on crime. While those on the right have long been aghast by rioting and ...
WBUR

'The Outrage Industry' Examines Polarizing Political Commentary

In the age of talk radio and cable news on TV, personal digs, aimed more at insulting than informing, are all too often the norm. Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh draws audiences with ...
Psychology Today

Why Does Outrage Often Feel So Good?

Outrage can be a way to expose wrongdoers. But public expressions of outrage may also serve to improve how others see the expresser. The importance of status to the ancestors of modern humans ...
Nieman Journalism Lab

Why liberal satire and conservative outrage are both responses to mainstream media — but with very different powers

Editor’s note: Our friend Danna Young is a scholar of, among other things, the intersection of entertainment and information — particularly humor’s use within the political landscape and the ways in ...
Paulick Report on MSN

Patreon Sneak Preview: The 2025 Eclipse Awards Snub Outrage Index

Bloodstock editor Joe Nevills airs his grievances over the horses and people who missed the cut as finalists for the 2025 ...