How You Can Stop Radicalization Before It Starts

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Brobots: Health, Wellness, and Mindset in the Age of AI

Jeremy Grater, Jason Haworth

318 episodes

4 days ago

Welcome to the Brobots Podcast, where we plug into the wild world of AI and tech that's trying to manage your mental (and physical) health. Join your hosts, Jeremy Grater and Jason Haworth, every Wednesday for a no-holds-barred, often sarcastic, and always fun discussion. Are wearables really tracking your inner peace? Can an AI therapist truly understand your existential dread? We're diving deep into the gadgets, apps, and algorithms promising to optimize your well-being, dissecting the hype with a healthy dose of humor and skepticism. Expect candid conversations, sharp insights, and plenty of laughs as we explore the future of self-improvement, one tech-enhanced habit at a time. Tune into the Brobots Podcast – because if robots are going to take over our brains, we might as well have some fun talking about it! Subscribe now to discover practical tips and understand the future of health in the age of artificial intelligence.

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How You Can Stop Radicalization Before It Starts

Brobots: Health, Wellness, and Mindset in the Age of AI

47 minutes 38 seconds

1 month ago

How You Can Stop Radicalization Before It Starts

Why do complete strangers online make you angrier than people you actually know?

We're living in algorithmic echo chambers where billion-dollar tech companies profit from our rage while we argue about shit that doesn't matter. Meanwhile, Charlie Kirk's death spawned government censorship, proving we've lost the ability to tell minor grievances from existential crises.

In this episode, learn how to escape the digital outrage machine that's hijacking your mental health. Discover why real-world conversations feel so different from online battles. Get practical tools to recognize bot manipulation and algorithmic targeting before they radicalize your thinking.

Topics Discussed

Charlie Kirk's assassination and the different realities people experienced based on their algorithmic feeds
Government censorship threats against Jimmy Kimmel and other TV commentators following the shooting
The bot epidemic: Over half of internet traffic isn't human, and you're arguing with machines
Tech company manipulation: How the top 10 companies (worth trillions) profit from keeping you divided and angry
Algorithm-driven radicalization: The pathway from loneliness to extremist action through social media rabbit holes
Media consolidation myths: Why blaming "mainstream media" misses the real culprits making billions from outrage
The kindergarten playground effect: How we treat minor disagreements as cosmic battles between good and evil
Real vs. digital relationships: Why face-to-face conversations with political opposites feel completely different
State actor interference: Foreign governments amplifying American outrage through fake accounts and bot networks
Practical escape strategies: How to tune algorithms away from rage-bait and toward content that doesn't make you crazy

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