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by msla 1559 days ago
Hot anger is pointless, except as a social signal, cool anger drives action and is very powerful.
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Now I am not sure where you are going.

To circle back to the topic at hand, any anger stems from fear/insecurity (which may or may not be warranted); when it happens unexpectedly when discussing a random topic, like in TFA—no one wishes death to anyone, and yet someone gets mad—then it is a useful indicator.