In “ Beef,” a new Netflix series from creator Lee Sung Jin and the cool kids’ studio, A24, the consequences of the honk, exclamation, and flipped bird combo extend far and wide, as Amy ( Ali Wong) and Danny ( Steven Yeun) engage in an escalating interpersonal feud that should’ve ended in the hardware store’s parking lot. Why was I so angry? What made me say that, or do that, or take things that far? At best, such questions can lead to introspection: What really drove me to react like that while driving? At worst, the questions are drowned out by resentment, and we just continue racing down fury road. In retrospect, road rage often feels inexplicable. Drivers around the world are all too familiar with this simple sequence of events, yet they consistently evoke heated debate, lasting hostilities, and not an insignificant amount of anxiety.
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