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Rage Rooms Are Today’s Therapy
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Rage rooms — places where people pay to destroy a space with sledgehammers or bats — are exploding in popularity.
Why It Hits: Thanks to AI disruption, a stagnant job market, rising living costs, and (looks around) the state of the world, Americans clearly need to let off some steam. Businesses that offer a safe space to be a little dangerous could soon find themselves at the center of culture — almost the flip side of the health and wellness trend.
Between The Swings: Have you been laid off, dumped, or overworked? Then you might need a trip to a rage room.
Insider reports that some venues in NYC, like The Ragery, have seen bookings double over the past year. Meanwhile, The Guardian found that much of the growing interest in rage rooms is coming from women.
One of the most popular bookings is smashing an office. Guests even bring pictures of managers and printouts of emails to destroy (major vibes from Office Space).
As people drink less, rage rooms are even becoming a happy-hour alternative, with employees using them as a way to bond.
But bringing the boss’s photo might not always fly — because many companies are now turning to rage rooms as corporate team-building outings (a diet version of The Purge, perhaps?).
Last Smash: Insider notes that some mental health experts don’t necessarily believe a trip to a rage room is all that beneficial. Instead, it may surface more feelings of anger or make people generally more aggressive… so they often recommend more calming activities like yoga and breathwork.
Still, for some people, taking a bat to a computer is simply far more fun and satisfying.
Next Round: With Meta considering layoffs of around 20% of its workforce, expect rage-room bookings to skyrocket.
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Today’s email was written by David Vendrell.
Edited by Nick Comney. Polled and Copy-edited by Kait Cunniff.
Published by Darline Salazar.