[HN Gopher] 'Likes' and 'shares' teach people to express more ou...
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       '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)
        
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       | 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.
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       | 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.
        
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       | 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.
        
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