🎙️ The Privatized Murder of Public Discourse pulls back the curtain on how our conversations have been poisoned for profit. In this episode, we explore how platforms like Jubilee, cable news, and even social media giants have turned outrage into a business model—trading depth for clicks and replacing genuine dialogue with performative soundbites.
We break down how both the Left and the Right feed into this system, why “debate bro” culture thrives, and how bad faith actors monetize chaos while leaving meaningful discussion in the dust. This isn’t just about annoying online content—it’s about how the hollowing out of discourse weakens democracy and emboldens extremists.
👉 The takeaway: until we stop letting billion-dollar platforms dictate the rules of the conversation, our politics will continue to reward noise over solutions.
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