Re:Twitter tests Reddit-style upvote and downvote buttons
by CydeWeys on Thursday July 22, 2021 @09:55AM
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Outrage has always traveled faster than dry factual information. This isn't a new Internet phenomenon. You can see it in action all the way back in Greek and Roman history as well. It's an inmate feature of human psychology, not a new invention by reddit/Twitter.
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Re:Twitter tests Reddit-style upvote and downvote buttons
by nkingsy on Thursday July 22, 2021 @10:22AM
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Yes, and the fact that these platforms haven't taken steps to prevent abuse of the cheat code in our psychology means that they find the benefits of outrage to their bottom line outweigh the "unmeasurable" costs such as damage to society and the hollowing out of their platform.