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Re:IsMyXFeedFcked – Analyze How Your X Feed's Impacting You by electrondood on Sunday January 19, 2025 @12:51PM (#42759427)
"For You" is an engine designed to provoke an emotional reaction (engagement) from you at any cost, to the detriment of your mental health. Mine was filled with people getting into fights, toxic right-wing misogyny, "karen calling the cops" videos, etc.

Twitter has a perverse financial incentive to capture and hold your attention, and negative attention is far easier to provoke.

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Re:IsMyXFeedFcked – Analyze How Your X Feed's Impacting You by templeOSdotcom on Sunday January 19, 2025 @03:59PM (#42761744)
Isn't that the case for the vast majority of social media?
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Re:IsMyXFeedFcked – Analyze How Your X Feed's Impacting You by matthewdgreen on Sunday January 19, 2025 @11:01PM (#42764862)
It's like the difference between Bacardi 151 and Michelob Ultra.
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