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I'm not on facebook but it sounds entirely plausible. Facebook conducts psychological experiments[0] to optimise for user engagement so if that anger can make y
by hjek 7y ago
I'm not on facebook but it sounds entirely plausible. Facebook conducts psychological experiments[0] to optimise for user engagement so if that anger can make you stay a bit longer and see a few more ads then that's money for them.
Those precious hate dollars have deadly consequences though, especially for Muslims[1][2].
[0]: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/02/facebook-apologises-psychological-experiments-on-users https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/02/facebook-...
[1]: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-rohingya-facebook-idUSKCN1GO2PN https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-rohingya-facebook...
[2]: https://theintercept.com/2019/12/07/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-muslims-islamophobia/ https://theintercept.com/2019/12/07/facebook-mark-zuckerberg...
- oldsklgdfth 7y agoAlso not on fb. It sounds plausible to me as well. But even in the best case scenario social media is not a robust system and will amplify controversy. In addition there is money to be made by fanning the flames. I mean it pretty genius, people get angry they go on fb to rant about it. Zuckerberg will be a name remembered like Carnegie, but not for making anything. Just for owning feelings and controversy. Second best to owning the color blue.