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Re:A computer upgrade has shut down BART by ninetyninenine on Saturday September 06, 2025 @09:19PM (#45154444)
I’m not asking for a research report, just a general summary. Overall, the answers all prove your statements wrong.

There’s tons of examples of hatred, anger and cancel culture doing good for the world and making the world a better place.

Maybe ask it for examples of how snark has impacted the world in a positive way.

https://chatgpt.com/share/68bcde6c-5960-8001-93ce-63a026a7c6...

Point is the world doesn’t work in the same idealist way that you think.

Re:A computer upgrade has shut down BART by ants_everywhere on Saturday September 06, 2025 @11:10PM (#45155076)
I think we have very different concepts of what counts as evidence or proof.

At any rate I see your point. People have used snarkiness in the past and it does drive engagement, which is what I said above.

The disconnect is that that engagement has not improved society in any way. It feeds the anger junky and helps them feel smug and righteous. But it doesn't drive change.

Nothing personal, but I find this conversation dreadfully tedious. I've had it almost word for word with probably dozens of people with anger issues now. Every one of them feels their anger is righteous and good. The few I've known well spiralled into increasingly unhappy lives as their anger became the only way they could socialize.

Anger prevents you from thinking clearly. That's why people who crave power like to make others angry. It's also why you should be deeply skeptical of anyone promoting anger or hate as a solution to anything.