I noticed this when internet comments for newspapers were still common, which I suggest bringing back actually. But these divisive topics just got so much more

I noticed this when internet comments for newspapers were still common, which I suggest bringing back actually. But these divisive topics just got so much more engagement than far more important news and the media began to increase that type of content because of their precarious financial situation (Good luck earning a living wage with online news). I remember one instance were there was an article about a important EU wide policy decision. It had around 25 comments. Next was some article about pop culture and gender. It had over 1000 comments. At one point it becomes self-reinforcing when people want to know why others comment that much...