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Fear, hate, and outrage release some powerful brain chemicals. I sometimes feel like people are almost literally doing hits of online drama. Tabloids, daytime
by api 7y ago
Fear, hate, and outrage release some powerful brain chemicals. I sometimes feel like people are almost literally doing hits of online drama.
Tabloids, daytime TV, and radio shock jocks have always implicitly gotten this and delivered this fix, but social media is to those what crack is to chewing coca leaves.
- swiley 7y agoIt’s bad when they bring it into real life. I know people who I’ve always thought “must get high on getting angry” and they’re some of the most unpleasant people to be around.