Many of the “positive news” sites out there also have this property, that the good news is often about horrible situations and ends up being still pretty depres

Many of the “positive news” sites out there also have this property, that the good news is often about horrible situations and ends up being still pretty depressing. Similarly if you go deep into cute animals websites, you’ll start getting more and more content about disfigured or abandoned animals. I think people—and maybe especially depressed people who seek out this kind of content—are really more deeply interested in dark stuff than truly uplifting stuff.