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Re:Why Some Researchers Think I’m Wrong About Social Media a... by bradleyjg on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @09:05AM (#35627633)
I have Facebook and Instagram for that, depending on the age of the friend.

On Twitter these same people are much more likely to post a hot take than pictures of their kids or pets. The platform draws out toxicity even in otherwise easygoing people.

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Re:Why Some Researchers Think I’m Wrong About Social Media a... by nequo on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @09:39AM (#35628002)
Sadly this is true on academic Twitter too. There’s a certain type of content and language that gets likes and retweets, so people gravitate toward that. It teaches people negative and cynical thinking.

You can see that many of those who move from Twitter to Mastodon bring the same habits with them.

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Re:Why Some Researchers Think I’m Wrong About Social Media a... by vehemenz on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @09:58AM (#35628213)
The Meta products are more beholden to their demographics, unlike Twitter.

Most of my family and friends stopped using Facebook around 2015, and Instagram is predominantly for young people, vain people, or photographers.

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