What happens when fear becomes the loudest voice in your feed?

In this episode of Peek Inside, Arky Jones speaks with Samuel Brooks about human behaviour, media bias, doomscrolling, algorithms, and the battle for our most valuable resource: attention.

Samuel shares how constant negative news affected his outlook, why he began deliberately searching for opposing perspectives, and how that journey led to Rally, a positive-news platform designed as a counterweight to fear-driven media. Together, Arky and Samuel explore agency, attention, emotional reactions, personalized algorithms, and how the first few minutes of the day can shape everything that follows.

Just as music can shift mood and focus, the content people repeatedly consume can influence how they feel, think, and respond.

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