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I know this will be downvoted, but I think it's worth noting a few points: - All "reactions" were weighted higher than "likes", and the headline seems to misle
by amin 5y ago
I know this will be downvoted, but I think it's worth noting a few points:
- All "reactions" were weighted higher than "likes", and the headline seems to mislead readers into thinking that only the angry-reaction was given extra weight, which is not true
- The data is from Facebook's own study, indicating they want to understand (and perhaps improve) user experience
- The study was from 2019, Facebook might have changed since then (my own newsfeed is overwhelmingly positive and not sensational so it could be)
- fakedang 5y agoI think it's justified for reactions to be weighted more than likes. To put a reaction requires comparatively 2.5x the effort as a like (hit like, choose the reaction, select the reaction). By what factor it should be increased may be a matter of differing opinion.
- carlmr 5y agoExactly, this is such a well duh, that I'd be surprised if it weren't this way.
- CarelessExpert 5y agoOn the first point, I agree, the article was very much misleading and I hope they correct it. As for the rest, frankly, this just adds more fuel to my belief that the first thing we need from these companies is simply transparency. If they're running mass psychology experiments on people, we should know about it. The idea that Facebook can operate as a black box while literally weighing how much to value individual human emotions is deeply deeply disturbing me.
- FormerBandmate 5y agoYeah, especially for a company that people spend hours using and that influences electiobs