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This is the real dark side of social media. People tend to engage more with stuff that makes them angry or sad than happy. Building content around this sends you down a dark spiral (see also: all the YouTube rage baiters are always chasing the next thing that will make people even angrier).

Jason Koebler@jasonkoebler.bsky.social

“X’s algorithm learns what you hate and shows you more of it, according to a new study just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” www.404media.co/xs-algorithm...

404media.coX's Algorithm Feeds Off Ragebait and Impacts Democrats More, Study FindsX is driving engagement by making users fight in the replies.

18/8/26, 3:07 pm23 reposts94 likes

Shuffy

@shuffy.bsky.social

18 Aug

Even with content creators about my hobbies, sometimes I feel like some of those channels turned into subtle rage bait. Or at least when I consumed their content, I felt like I was supposed to be angry about something

John Linneman

@dark1x.bsky.social

18 Aug

I do think this has had a significant impact on overall global unhappiness - or lack thereof. The effects of this will be felt for generations.

Will “Available for Contracts” Smith

@willsmith.fun

18 Aug

It’s grim. There are armies of people who love getting angry and I don’t know how you fix this. I can’t imagine what this is doing to kids who cook in it all day.

sw0rdfish:[Zag]

@sw0rdfish.neptunesbeard.team

19 Aug

Getting off social media with algorithms like that ( so all ) has had a noticeable effect on my life. Been off twitter since Elmo took over and have never looked back. I don’t miss it.

Will

@backingtrack.gg

18 Aug

Right before I deleted my twitter account I was getting increasingly more fed up with the amount of violence, murder, porn, CSAM material, etc all being pushed up into my feed. A feed that historically was for cats, wrestling, and video games. Always suspected this might be why.