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> By far the most engaged stuff is the most controversial where people begin to fight and attack each other. Well, duh. If people are fighting they are definit

> By far the most engaged stuff is the most controversial where people begin to fight and attack each other. Well, duh. If people are fighting they are definitely "engaged", but not in a good way. Defining that more engagement equals more success is what made social networks so toxic. The current state that more eyeballs equals more ad money needs to change.

muckrakerz 7y ago
Why do you state that? Some of the largest advances in our society have come from what would be seen as toxic or hostile engagements.
- em-bee 7y ago
  examples?
hi5eyes 7y ago
lmao that’s completely bullshit my fb page is about 16k and one of my most engaged posts is just people sharing/tagging their friends the controversial content meme is so played out. you can definitely make and post safe content and still get crazy good engagements the only reason people blame social networks for toxicity is because _people_ choose to engage with the toxic shit and _people_ choose to post this controversial shit as a cheap way to boost their brand Yeah, i used to post edgy content that got people arguing in the comments. as a kid. blogging after school. i learned it by adopting baiting style quips from chans. i cant believe grown adults are still this pathetic >Defining that more engagement equals more success is what made social networks so toxic. social networks are built to give you want you want. you can choose to stop participating it the toxicity for starters
- freehunter 7y ago
  >you can choose to stop participating in the toxicity for starters In my case, it's not that easy. Simply posting factual news updates is often enough to trigger wild responses. For example, a few months ago I attended a city council meeting and wrote a Facebook post during the meeting saying "City has approved a new 70 unit condo project" with a picture of the plans. It was one of the most toxic comment sections I've ever seen simply because some people disagreed with the action being taken. Not my actions, but the actions I was reporting on. The answer certainly is not to stop reporting the news. On a side note, your comment comes dangerously close to sounding like a personal attack. Perhaps I'm reading it wrong but it seems like you're saying if you have problems on Facebook (which I and the person you're responding to have said we do), we must be pathetic and posting like edgy children seeking the toxicity we find. If that's not your intention, maybe you could clarify?
- gdy 7y ago
  I see that you haven't really abandoned your 'baiting style'.

muckrakerz 7y ago

Why do you state that? Some of the largest advances in our society have come from what would be seen as toxic or hostile engagements.

em-bee 7y ago
examples?

hi5eyes 7y ago

lmao that’s completely bullshit my fb page is about 16k and one of my most engaged posts is just people sharing/tagging their friends the controversial content meme is so played out. you can definitely make and post safe content and still get crazy good engagements the only reason people blame social networks for toxicity is because _people_ choose to engage with the toxic shit and _people_ choose to post this controversial shit as a cheap way to boost their brand Yeah, i used to post edgy content that got people arguing in the comments. as a kid. blogging after school. i learned it by adopting baiting style quips from chans. i cant believe grown adults are still this pathetic >Defining that more engagement equals more success is what made social networks so toxic. social networks are built to give you want you want. you can choose to stop participating it the toxicity for starters

freehunter 7y ago
>you can choose to stop participating in the toxicity for starters In my case, it's not that easy. Simply posting factual news updates is often enough to trigger wild responses. For example, a few months ago I attended a city council meeting and wrote a Facebook post during the meeting saying "City has approved a new 70 unit condo project" with a picture of the plans. It was one of the most toxic comment sections I've ever seen simply because some people disagreed with the action being taken. Not my actions, but the actions I was reporting on. The answer certainly is not to stop reporting the news. On a side note, your comment comes dangerously close to sounding like a personal attack. Perhaps I'm reading it wrong but it seems like you're saying if you have problems on Facebook (which I and the person you're responding to have said we do), we must be pathetic and posting like edgy children seeking the toxicity we find. If that's not your intention, maybe you could clarify?
gdy 7y ago
I see that you haven't really abandoned your 'baiting style'.