[HN Gopher] 'Likes' and 'shares' teach people to express more ou... ___________________________________________________________________ 'Likes' and 'shares' teach people to express more outrage online Author : hhs Score : 28 points Date : 2021-08-13 21:07 UTC (1 hours ago) (HTM) web link (news.yale.edu) (TXT) w3m dump (news.yale.edu) | ChuckMcM wrote: | This isn't particularly surprising. Some folks like attention, | and giving them attention for something they are doing, results | in them doing that thing more. Social media simply taps into that | dopamine loop in order to sell page views and ad clicks. | | Perhaps the saddest testament to this was a troll who was banned | from Twitter and told a journalist "I feel like I don't exist | anymore." That is a really awful place to end up. It is also an | unhealthy place to be. | [deleted] | wirthjason wrote: | More and more I turn to the curated model. Recommendations from | close personal friends are good too. | | I wish there was a way to turn off the other channels. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2021-08-13 23:00 UTC)