Topic brief

11 timestamped hits 6 source readings 1 extracted note Newest source: 2026-04-06, day precision Aliases: outrages

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Outrage

A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...like we've all been primed by social media to behave with outrage, to behave with extreme emotion. And there's really no space for self..."

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Topic Scope And Freshness

A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...like we've all been primed by social media to behave with outrage, to behave with extreme emotion. And there's really no space for self..."

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: When War Becomes a Script and Fame Becomes a Trap (2026-04-06, day precision).

Most connected source readings: When War Becomes a Script and Fame Becomes a Trap; The Poem That Makes a Robot; The Poem That Poisoned Homer.

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Key Notes

Current social diagnosis on 2026-03-05.

diagnosis

Jiang says celebration of Charlie Kirk's death shows that America has lost shame, guilt, restraint, and civility and has been primed by social media for outrage.

Timestamped Evidence

The Poem That Makes a Robot

2026-03-25, day precision · Great Books #8: The Poetry of Empire

Transcript

"...traitor, you really believed you'd keep this a secret, this great outrage. Steal away in silence from my shores. Can nothing hold you back?..."

The Poem That Makes a Robot

2026-03-25, day precision · Great Books #8: The Poetry of Empire

Transcript

"...you on? That woman spawns her plots, mulling over some desperate outrage in her heart, lashing her surging range. She's bent on death. Why..."

The Poem That Poisoned Homer

2026-03-18, day precision · Great Books #7: The Anti-Homer

Transcript

"...vicious crimes. If any power on Hyle recoils with such an outrage, let the gods repay you for all your reckless work. Grant you..."

Relevant Lectures And Readings

Homer Made the Human Heart a Battlefield

2025-11-06, day precision · alias-match

Reading

A source-grounded reading of Jiang’s lecture on Homer as the big bang of Greek civilization: empire turns writing into control, the polis turns speech into civic training, and the Iliad turns war into the...

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