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> You end up "socializing" more with strangers who hate you than with your friends. There is a lot to read into this as I think many service’s social element i
by bredren 6y ago
> You end up "socializing" more with strangers who hate you than with your friends.
There is a lot to read into this as I think many service’s social element is some form of fostering conflict.
- sjtindell 6y agoI like that observation. The times when I was the most invested in YouTube and Reddit were both when I was having lots of arguments on the platform. Great food for thought.
- rahoulb 6y agoI can't remember where I saw it, but someone described advertising driven social media as like a pub where they make their money from people having a fight by the front door rather than from selling beer.