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What is…?
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What is an outrage engine?
An outrage engine is the self-reinforcing system by which platforms amplify content that provokes anger, because anger reliably drives the engagement those platforms are built to maximize.
What is the perception gap?
The perception gap is the measurable distance between what we assume the other side believes and what they actually believe — a gap that is consistently larger than reality and tends to widen with media exposure.