They Want You Angry–TV and the Internet–Architects of Anger
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🗓️ 16 February 2026
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This clip comes from A Commitment to Reality.
We are living through one of the most disorienting periods in human history—leaving many to wonder: What is reality? As artificial intelligence accelerates and institutional trust erodes, our shared sense of what is real continues to crumble.A commitment to reality is a dedication to discerning what is true and developing the discipline to live in alignment with that truth—with reality. This podcast is an apologetic for reality—each episode serving as an intentional act of grounding our existence together as we commit to what is beautiful, good, and true.
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| 0:00.0 | Well, the internet is one place where people aren't afraid to talk. |
| 0:02.8 | Well, that's very true. |
| 0:04.5 | And they talk about, they get into arguments so fast. |
| 0:08.1 | You know, I used to do a lot of media on the abortion issue as a pro-life representative. |
| 0:13.9 | And I never forgot one time, I was on CNN. |
| 0:16.9 | And it was a half-hour show that had commercial interruptions. |
| 0:20.8 | And I was in the studio and everybody else was in a studio somewhere remotely. |
| 0:26.0 | And whenever there was a commercial, the producer would come in and say, |
| 0:29.8 | doesn't that make you really angry? |
| 0:31.7 | Don't you want to just challenge her? |
| 0:33.8 | Like, just come right back at her and challenge what she said. |
| 0:37.2 | And I didn't do that. |
| 0:38.6 | You know, I was not going to do that. |
| 0:40.3 | I had the idea that the audience was interested in hearing a conversation between two people who disagreed on an important concept, important topic that they were both very well informed on. |
| 0:53.5 | I had that illusion that that's what it was all about. |
| 0:57.1 | But no, she was right. They wanted to hear argument. If they're clicking through the 500 channels, |
| 1:02.3 | what's exciting is seeing people who are angry. I just was not cut out for that. |
| 1:06.9 | So I think that is the model people follow on the internet most of the time. I'm sure you've seen the little meme where the guy is at his computer and he calls to his wife, says, I'll be there in a minute. |
| 1:17.6 | Somebody is being wrong on the internet. |
| 1:19.6 | Hi, I'm Dave Hanagraph, host of the new podcast, A Commitment to Reality. |
| 1:25.6 | Brought to you by the Christian Research Institute. |
| 1:28.0 | I can't wait for you to hear these conversations. |
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