Temporary Pleasure Of Outrage–Long Term Cost Of Division - DTH Episode 288 With Lura Forcum Derate The Hate podcast

Temporary Pleasure of Outrage–Long Term Cost of Division - DTH Episode 288 with Lura Forcum

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Lura Forcum: The Pleasure of Outrage vs. The Cost of Division

Outrage is addictive—but understanding it may be our way out.

Wilk Wilkinson welcomes Lura Forcum, president of The Independent Center and co-host of We Made This Political, for a fascinating conversation about political schadenfreude—the pleasure we feel when our opponents suffer. Drawing from her background in consumer and social psychology, Lura explains how this emotion drives today’s outrage economy, fuels partisanship, and weakens civic trust.

Together they explore how independent voters are reshaping the political landscape and how genuine human connection can heal the divisions outrage creates.

Topics Covered:

The psychology of schadenfreude in politics
How outrage is engineered for profit
Why independent voters hold the key to civic renewal
Restoring connection and trust in public life
Moving from political battles to real conversations

Learn more about and connect with Lura Forcum in the full show notes at DerateTheHate.com.

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