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I mean a perfect example. A subreddit devoted to taking stuff people said out of context so you can "dunk" on them for being dumb. I'm all for their right to ex

• nate_meurer 5y ago
  Even if it's not out of context, it's still just a moment of someone's life. Maybe they're normally an asshole, but maybe their just having a bad day, or they're drunk, or whatever, and their moment of foolishness is now enshrined in the most unforgiving way possible. It's also crazy addictive. I can feel myself getting high on dopamine scrolling through, one hit of outrage after another. I agree, this material is great for "engagement", but there's not much real value.
• dangus 5y ago
  To be clear, I thought your comment I responded to was an embodiment of the kind of binary outrage that is so conducive to social media. That’s why is why I (hopefully humorously) compared the comment with content on Reddit itself. In other words, it’s ironic how similar your comment was to the content that you are criticizing.