This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things cover

This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things

9 min read • 12 min listen • Narrated by Sophie
Read Listen

Read this summary in any language — built-in translation in the reader.

What’s it about?

Why is the internet a cesspool of outrage and cruelty? This book reveals that trolling isn't a bug—it's a feature of our culture, media, and platform design.

You’ll learn

  • Trolling is a cultural performance, not a disorder
  • Media and trolls feed each other's need for spectacle
  • Platform algorithms are engineered to amplify outrage
  • We can reclaim discourse by starving trolls of attention