Virality Obssesion
Is Going Viral the New Currency of Worth?
4.4 (18)
30 mins
Explore how the hunger for instant online attention turns creativity into performance and validation into currency. Discover how chasing algorithms breeds insecurity, burnout, and an ever-present fear of digital invisibility.
Ep 1:
The Scoreboard in Your Pocket
Why do likes feel like life or death? We trace how dopamine, rage-fueled sharing, and algorithmic rewards rewired self-worth into a public scoreboard.
Ep 2:
Inside the Machine That Built Virality
Meet the architect who cracked viral content into a science, and the trending algorithms that turned attention itself into an inescapable tyranny.
Ep 3:
Chasing a Finish Line That Isn't There
Viral fame feels like winning, but the high fades fast. We unpack the hollow reward loop keeping creators and audiences endlessly chasing more.
Discussions (11)
Dean
Level 9 · 10 mo agoI don't think it's true that anger is the strongest viral trigger. Awe is often a stronger predictor.
Uriah
Level 4 · 9 mo agoIt’s just luck anyway lol
Billy
Level 7 · 10 mo agoPeretti called us maniacs.
