The problem is that anger is addictive. Even if humans didn't understand this fact about human nature, the engagement maximizing algorithms absolutely homed in

The problem is that anger is addictive. Even if humans didn't understand this fact about human nature, the engagement maximizing algorithms absolutely homed in on it. It's also pretty obvious today that the average tech-bro sneering at the humanities a decade back didn't understand this phenomenon or thought it was unimportant. This short-sightedness from Big Tech is why there is such a societal backlash towards tech today, which is sad because much good has also come out of tech.