> Quite honestly, I feel like most of the media websites do the same thing. Write negative articles for more clicks, virality, etc. In social media it may not

> Quite honestly, I feel like most of the media websites do the same thing. Write negative articles for more clicks, virality, etc. In social media it may not be the writing of the negative articles that is the problem, but more the reinforcement of the negative messages by algorithms designed to keep us on the platform for the longest time, and found out that feeding us disturbing, shocking stuff, conspiracy theories, etc. works best to keep us engaged. The concept is well described in Max Stossel's Medium article "How Everyone Lost Their Mind… Except you" [0] > "Have you noticed that everything seems like it’s falling apart? Have you noticed that the world is crumbling in exactly the way you thought it would? Have you felt recently like you’re the only one who gets it, and everyone else just doesn’t understand… like the world has been going crazy and everyone else is getting sucked in to their conspiracy theories, or fooled by mainstream media [..] Doesn’t it feel like everyone except for you, and maybe your tribe has lost their freaking minds?!" [0] https://medium.com/@maxstossel/how-everyone-lost-their-mind-e1cede28a30 https://medium.com/@maxstossel/how-everyone-lost-their-mind-...