Rage-Bait
What makes rage-bait endlessly engaging in today’s algorithm-driven world?
4.1 (36)
41 mins
Explore how creators deliberately stir outrage to trigger comments, arguments, and nonstop engagement that boosts their visibility. Discover why emotionally charged content spreads faster, shaping online behavior and rewarding those who provoke the strongest reactions.
Ep 1:
Welcome to the Anger Economy
Host Beatrice Goodwin exposes rage bait's hidden economy, from her own viral experiment to the tiered hierarchy that turns simple annoyance into weaponized anger for profit.
Ep 2:
The Provocateurs and Their Prey
Meet the creators who've mastered manufactured outrage—from the Paul Brothers to female influencers exploiting vulnerability—revealing how hatred became a lucrative, calculated business model.
Discussions (11)
Ruby
Level 7 · 7 mo agoYou can just scroll past.
Mike
Level 7 · 7 mo agoYou admit to baiting people with that ceiling video? You're just satisfying your own vanity while criticizing everyone else. I'm sick of this shit.
Flint
Level 3 · 7 mo agoRage bait. It's just a mechanism for cheap views.
