Your Outrage Is Their Business Model

Patience can hold a deeper fire than rage, and when you choose when to act, you stay free.

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“The headlines are bait. The comment section is the trap.
They feed you outrage until you forget you’re hungry for truth.”

I stayed until my jaw locked,
scrolling through the wreckage,
watching strangers bleed on each other.

Every post felt like a dare.
Every headline like a needle
meant to pierce the next nerve.

The screen shook with riots
that never reached my street,
but still left me wrecked
as if I’d been there.

My chest was a matchbox
by the time I closed it.
No one came to put me out.

I burned until morning
and called it staying informed.

“Beware the fury of a patient man.”
— John Dryden

Outrage is cheap fuel. It gives you a rush but leaves you hollowed and shaking. It trains your nervous system to expect fire and then keeps lighting matches. The more you consume, the more the world looks like it’s burning.

Attention is the economy now. If they can keep you angry, they can keep you here. And when you’re here, you’re not thinking for yourself. You’re feeding a system designed to strip you of clarity while convincing you you’re wide awake.

Stepping back isn’t weakness. It’s choosing sobriety over intoxication. The truth is rarely loud. It sits still and waits for you to quiet enough to see it. Let the feed starve without you for a while. Your hunger for truth will come back when the noise dies down.

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Before you move on, consider this:

What stories are you feeding that leave you emptier every time you close the screen?

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