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Why negativity took over the news cycle

The David McWilliams Podcast

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The Impact of Social Media on the Attention Economy

Social media is kind of like super turbocharged the new cycle. It's because we're into this world of the attention economy. This leads to extraordinary pessimism. And into this pessimism feeds all sorts of political characters and creatures who can gain out of pessimism. We know that sex sells, but so too does danger. Why do you think we've this concept called rubber necking and motorways? Yeah.

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