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Theory, we’re so used to little dopamine hits from social media and shock headlines it’s the only thing people will entertain?
by bamboozled 5y ago
Theory, we’re so used to little dopamine hits from social media and shock headlines it’s the only thing people will entertain?
- bogwog 5y agoOr Google, Facebook, Youtube, etc design their products/algorithms to maximize addiction, news organizations are forced to adapt their content to game those algorithms in order to survive, and this has been happening for so long that people don't notice how warped and stupid the whole thing is anymore.
- bamboozled 5y agoA combination of both perhaps ? :)
- BuyMyBitcoins 5y agoIt’s an accelerating race to the bottom.
- esperent 5y agoCounterargument: shock headlines were the norm long before social media existed.
- publicola1990 5y agoNews articles used to be like this even before the advent of Social Networks. Like advertising, journalism is also plagued by Dark Patterns. The feedback loops in which journalists operate seems to encourage these patterns.
- MattGaiser 5y agoTabloids with absurd headlines to get your attention in the grocery aisle have existed since long before the personal computer.