Ask HN: How do you deal with constant requests to be outraged?

Re:Ask HN: How do you deal with constant requests to be outr... by matt_s on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @08:42AM (#21397037)

Think of most major news networks as advertisement companies, inclusive of their "news" broadcast. The outrage is there to get people to watch the ads. Social media is just a step more, they want the outrage because it causes reactions and commentary which drives page views. They don't care what the outrage is about.

BBC news tends to have more actual reporting and less outrage but even they have stupid stuff on their home page like "Have Gender Reveal parties gone too far?"

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Re:Ask HN: How do you deal with constant requests to be outr... by jolmg on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @06:03PM (#21403328)

I think OP probably means the stuff going on at StackExchange and Gitlab. It's not companies that want you to be outraged to increase profits, but rather community members that want to gather support for change in the platforms they frequent.

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