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Re:The new silent majority: People who don't tweet by lkxijlewlf on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @03:45PM (#30606625)
> One of my pet theories for why social media is such a cesspool is that it exposes us to the whole of someone else.

We are naturally inclined to be negative. Or, said differently, it takes a LOT less effort to be negative than positive. On social media it's just way too easy for people to pile on.

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Re:The new silent majority: People who don't tweet by pasquinelli on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @03:49PM (#30606700)
people are negative on social media for the same reason that most news is horrifying: it gets attention. social media is socializing made into a game. show people their score and they'll want to make that number go up.
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