You used to be able to argue with someone and still shake hands after. Now? Two headlines and a notification later, half the country can't finish a debate without rage-quitting.

This episode is about how that happened — outrage sells, nuance doesn't, and a brain too overwhelmed to think is a brain too overwhelmed to argue well. The worst part: nobody forced this on us. We hit "allow notifications" and volunteered.

Good news — a brain that got rewired can get unwired. We've survived louder messes than this. Step one is just noticing you've been played.