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> that content that makes us angry, anxious or jealous is a much better driver of clicks than content that makes us happy Not for me. I've all but abandoned Fa
by briandear 9y ago
> that content that makes us angry, anxious or jealous is a much better driver of clicks than content that makes us happy
Not for me. I've all but abandoned Facebook because I was tired of being angry all the time. It's a wasteland of political hysterics.
- Turing_Machine 9y agoI just routinely block any political page (of any kind) that someone shares, and have unfollowed anyone who feels the need to go on political rants more than once or twice a week (including, sadly, some family members and long-time friends). I mean, by this point I get it that they like (or don't like) Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton. Message received. While I won't unfriend someone over politics (unless they start insulting me), I will unfollow them. If they want to waste their own time ranting on Facebook, it's their business, but I've stopped letting them waste mine. Twitter is, of course, much worse. I don't understand how anyone can believe that Twitter's format is suitable for serious political discussion, but many people apparently do. I quit Twitter a long time ago.