The Chaos Machine

Social media platforms aren't neutral town squares, they're behavior-modification machines designed to exploit your deepest psychological vulnerabilities for profit. Max Fisher reveals how engagement-driven algorithms systematically amplify outrage, fear, and tribalism, rewiring our minds and destabilizing democracies worldwide. From genocide in Myanmar to QAnon's rise, Fisher exposes the devastating real-world consequences of technology built to hijack human attention at any cost.

In this KitUP, you'll learn:

• How algorithms create "radicalization funnels" that push users toward extremism

• The psychological mechanisms that make social media as addictive as slot machines

• Concrete steps to reclaim your attention and protect democratic society