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David Beckemeyer<p>If you haven&#39;t heard of Cultivation Theory before, it&#39;s pretty interesting. Professor James Shanahan schools us.</p><p><a href="https://outrageoverload.net/outrage-59-how-media-shapes-reality-james-shanahan-on-cultivation-theory/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">outrageoverload.net/outrage-59</span><span class="invisible">-how-media-shapes-reality-james-shanahan-on-cultivation-theory/</span></a></p>
David Beckemeyer<p>My latest on Substack How the Pursuit of &quot;More&quot; is Eroding Our Sense of Community and Fulfillment</p><p><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/outrageoverload/p/weekend-extra-the-quiet-tragedy-of?r=1w1fri&amp;utm_medium=ios" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/outrageo</span><span class="invisible">verload/p/weekend-extra-the-quiet-tragedy-of?r=1w1fri&amp;utm_medium=ios</span></a></p>
David Beckemeyer<p>They promise a paradise of tech-driven self-sovereignty. Guest and friend of the show, David Troy <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toad.social/@davetroy" class="u-url mention">@<span>davetroy</span></a></span> provides perspective in this bonus episode of Outrage Overload.</p><p><a href="https://outrageoverload.net/outrage-bonus-how-tech-bros-like-elon-musk-and-peter-thiel-are-shaping-our-future-david-troy/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">outrageoverload.net/outrage-bo</span><span class="invisible">nus-how-tech-bros-like-elon-musk-and-peter-thiel-are-shaping-our-future-david-troy/</span></a></p>
David Beckemeyer<p>🎉 One year of Outrage Overload! Thank you for being part of this passionate community dedicated to dissecting the outrage machine and searching for a way out of the political nosedive. Peter H Ditto returns to celebrate. <a href="https://outrageoverload.net/bonus-one-year-anniversary-special-peter-ditto/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">outrageoverload.net/bonus-one-</span><span class="invisible">year-anniversary-special-peter-ditto/</span></a></p>
David Beckemeyer<p>I&#39;m looking to do a &quot;science bites&quot; episode on Critical Thinking, how it&#39;s Not natural, we had to invent it, and needs a checklist - for NaPodPoMo this month (November). Who would be the perfect guest? (who can do it this month!)</p>
David Beckemeyer<p>One thing about coming on for an &quot;outrage science bites&quot; episode is your interview is sure to come out right away, before November 30. <a href="https://outrageoverload.substack.com/p/napodpomo-day-1-30-day-podcast-challenge#details" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">outrageoverload.substack.com/p</span><span class="invisible">/napodpomo-day-1-30-day-podcast-challenge#details</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NaPodPoMo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NaPodPoMo</span></a></p>
David Beckemeyer<p>Something I&#39;ve been suggesting for a while: so-called &quot;moderates&quot; actually aren&#39;t &quot;moderate&quot; at all, but possibly some of the most radical voters in the country. Carnegie study from Rachel Kleinfeld</p>
David Beckemeyer<p>I seldom beg, but I’m begging you to check out this episode of Outrage Overload and share it. I think the index is such a useful tool for measuring our own speech and that of politicians, journalists, etc. <a href="https://outrageoverload.net/the-dignity-index-tami-pyfer/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">outrageoverload.net/the-dignit</span><span class="invisible">y-index-tami-pyfer/</span></a></p>
David Beckemeyer<p>It was fun to host Yevgeny Simkin.- a thought-provoking discussion on the damaging effects of social media and the need for change. <a href="https://outrageoverload.net/break-free-from-social-media-outrage-yevgeny-simkin/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">outrageoverload.net/break-free</span><span class="invisible">-from-social-media-outrage-yevgeny-simkin/</span></a></p>
David Beckemeyer<p>My take on the Trump indictment <a href="https://outrageoverload.substack.com/p/extra-trumps-legal-troubles" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">outrageoverload.substack.com/p</span><span class="invisible">/extra-trumps-legal-troubles</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/trumpindictment" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>trumpindictment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/trumpjail" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>trumpjail</span></a></p>
David Beckemeyer<p>I had the pleasure of hosting <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toad.social/@davetroy" class="u-url mention">@<span>davetroy</span></a></span> for a conversation about disinformation and democracy. Check it out: <a href="https://outrageoverload.net/building-a-resilient-culture-dave-troy/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">outrageoverload.net/building-a</span><span class="invisible">-resilient-culture-dave-troy/</span></a></p>
David Beckemeyer<p>Terrific new book by Tobias Rose-Stockwell: Outrage Machine. So fortunate to get a sneak peek at the book and get Tobias on the show. We explored outrage culture, the threats it presents, and how we can collectively lower the temperature.<br /><a href="https://outrageoverload.net/outrage-machine-tobias-rose-stockwell/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">outrageoverload.net/outrage-ma</span><span class="invisible">chine-tobias-rose-stockwell/</span></a></p>
David Beckemeyer<p>You definitely want to check out this series from Lawrence Eppard at Connors Forum “The Poisoning of the American Mind” where he examines how both liberals and conservatives are fed questionable messages from their sources. <a href="https://connorsforum.substack.com/p/the-poisoning-of-the-american-mind-5b3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">connorsforum.substack.com/p/th</span><span class="invisible">e-poisoning-of-the-american-mind-5b3</span></a></p>
David Beckemeyer<p>Generative AI will produce more technical debt, which is already a problem product management typically doesn&#39;t appreciate or understand, even without AI.</p><p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/ai-is-writing-code-now-for-companies-that-is-good-and-bad-6f19ecdc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wsj.com/articles/ai-is-writing</span><span class="invisible">-code-now-for-companies-that-is-good-and-bad-6f19ecdc</span></a></p>
David Beckemeyer<p>DeSantis saying if you want be woke, go to one of those elite schools somewhere else. You might want to take a look at what schools he attended, Yale and Harvard.</p>
Richard<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@intelwire" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>intelwire</span></a></span> I was worried that my job in the metaverse where I would create NFTs and get paid in bitcoins might be in danger of being replaced by AI.</p>
George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽<p>Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL) introduced a bill (cosponsored by Boebert &amp; Santos) making the AR-15 the “National Gun of America.”</p><p>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has a bill to award killer Kyle Rittenhouse with the Congressional Gold Medal.</p><p>Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) says Ukraine is not our friend and Russia is not our enemy.</p><p>The GOP is far, far too extreme to govern.</p>
David Beckemeyer<p>A dozen regular episodes out, plus several bonus episodes. In the latest episode I speak with a clinical sexologist to discuss how politics in America is like a toxic marriage and how we can apply approaches to interacting with those with whom we disagree.</p><p><a href="https://outrageoverload.net/episodes/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">outrageoverload.net/episodes/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
David Beckemeyer<p>How about Brian science? Part two of the two-part series <br />The Neuroscience of Outrage Porn” with Alex Korb PhD</p><p><a href="https://outrageoverload.net/neuroscience-of-outrage-alex-korb-part-two/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">outrageoverload.net/neuroscien</span><span class="invisible">ce-of-outrage-alex-korb-part-two/</span></a></p>
David Beckemeyer<p>Dominion settlement appears to just be price of doing business for Fox News. No real impactful consequences.</p>