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Re:Americans Agree: Social Media Is Divisive (But We Keep Us... by malvosenior on Friday April 05, 2019 @10:55AM (#19583143)
If you look at journalists’ social media accounts you’ll see that it’s not about making money but it is about in-group signaling and being extremely obnoxious. They tend to tweet a lot and engage in the worst behavior. Blue check mark Twitter is the most toxic Twitter.
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Re:Americans Agree: Social Media Is Divisive (But We Keep Us... by moorhosj on Friday April 05, 2019 @11:00AM (#19583190)
I view them as individuals who are falling prey to the same negative effects that social media has on the broader population.
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Re:Americans Agree: Social Media Is Divisive (But We Keep Us... by malvosenior on Friday April 05, 2019 @11:04AM (#19583235)
They are much worse than the general population though. I don’t know if that’s because they are somewhat able to leverage their employers to build very large followings, thus have amplified experiences or if journalism attracts attention seekers. Probably a bit of both.

A common refrain is that they rant against technology a lot. Which is ironic considering where they are doing it.

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