The Oxford English Dictionary has named the phrase rage bait as its word of the year. And if you’ve spent any time on social media over the last couple of years, you know what rage bait is all about. So much of the content sent your way, thanks to the algorithm, is designed to elicit…
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Outraged fans have been taking to social media for the last few days. They’re upset about a few things in the sports world. First is Caitlin Clark’s omission from the women’s Olympic basketball team. While she’s taking the high road, others are going to extremes to express their displeasure. In addition to that controversy, yesterday,…
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For most of us, changing clothes isn’t a big deal. People expect us to do that every day. But in the cartoon world, the characters often wear the same thing until they don’t. Minnie Mouse is updating her wardrobe, and everyone seems to be outraged. And I’m sure you’ve also heard about M&M’s, too…
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We’ve all heard the phrase, the straw that broke the camel’s back. And that made me wonder if we can actually predict that an event will cause that back breaking. I realize that this sounds obtuse, but let me try to explain…
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There’s a lot to be outraged about in our world today. But for some reason many seem to be more concerned with expressing their mock outrage about some silly things…
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To me, more people are outraged about life in general these days. I was too young to notice, but the climate of the 1960’s might have been worse. Today, almost any subject will offend someone. Does the rise of social media help magnify our outrage, or have we all been this angry all along? And…
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