{"product_id":"angertainment","title":"Angertainment","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublisher's description:\u003cbr\u003eSocial media is no longer a tool for connection but a viral outrage machine that harvests and monetises our worst impulses.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eAs a result, we are being driven apart: politics is becoming more extreme, young women are following dangerous health advice and young men are adopting the sexist attitudes of their grandpas. Most troubling: it has spawned a new class of power—those who know how to game the outrage economy to change how you vote, what you buy, and who you hate.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the era of Angertainment.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eSocial media outrage is an entire industry. Rage-bait—the 2025 Word of the Year—isn’t just an internet annoyance, it has become the supreme vehicle for building political and cultural capital. Angertainment is the tale of how people manipulate and weaponise our viral anger to change our world for the worse.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn this high-stakes, highly entertaining journey through our new reality, Ed Coper unmasks the architects of this new power—from manosphere gurus to political demagogues and corporate giants—who have realised that in the attention economy, your anger is the only currency that matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Ed Coper\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Australia\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003ePages: 352\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003ePublished: 26 May 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781761636691\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Shop at Old Parliament House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52486796869943,"sku":"9781761636691","price":37.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0839\/9559\/0967\/files\/File-6990_medium_ca4b14bb-e688-4e40-ae9b-67cd77aa170e.png?v=1781671185","url":"https:\/\/shop.moadoph.gov.au\/products\/angertainment","provider":"The Shop at Old Parliament House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}