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Learned the Hard Way with Kier Gaines

Learned the Hard Way with Kier Gaines

EP 30: Is the Internet Keeping You Angry?

Oct 22, 2026 · 44m

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This week on (L)earned The Hard Way, Kier Gaines is getting into the business of online outrage, rage bait, and the way social media can quietly shape how we see ourselves, our relationships, and the people around us.From hate-watching content we can't stand to arguing with complete strangers in comment sections, Kier explores why anger can feel so satisfying, how our algorithms keep feeding us more of it, and what happens when we start bringing that same resentment into our real lives. Because here's the thing: Your anger might be justified, but is everything you're giving your energy to actually worth it? Kier also gets personal about the content he's had to stop consuming, the importance…