Ed Coper: Angertainment

The shine of social media as a digital town square of amateur egalitarianism has long since worn off.

Now it’s all about inflammation and escalation, turning our worst emotions and impulses into profit for tech giants.

In Angertainment: How social media outrage ruined everything, a new work from the political pioneer of the digital age and early contributor to GetUp, Ed Coper analyses how social media’s embrace of the outrage industry has changed our thoughts, communication and connection.

Join Ed in a conversation with Craig Reucassel about how things got this bad and how we can change it.