4 ms·
> Myth 2: Social media makes people hateful > No, research suggests that online hate reflects offline frustrations that make them hateful both online & offline.
by ckastner 5y ago
> Myth 2: Social media makes people hateful
> No, research suggests that online hate reflects offline frustrations that make them hateful both online & offline.
That's just a sleight of hand. Sure, people may have been hateful before, but social media amplifies that hate exponentially.
Social media thrives on outrage, being addictive, and uses algorithmic ranking to feed it as much as possible.
> The hateful are few in numbers but they are attracted to politics and, hence, are much more visible.
Few in numbers? Have you seen what goes on during election years?
Who hasn't been talking about the January 6th events?
- taurusnoises 5y agoThere's no way he's right in this. Sure, hate or may germinate offline to some degree, but it is stoked almost entirely online.
- WaxProlix 5y agoAre people talking about Jan 6 hateful? I don't get what you're saying.
- ckastner 5y agoHow often do you seen an intellectual debate regarding Jan 6, rather than an emotional one in which the other side is vehemently attacked?
- WaxProlix 5y agoI'm not sure what there is to 'intellectually debate' about it, but I saw a decent amount of relatively sober discussion at the time. Did you not? People who still talk about it this far after the 24 hr new cycle has moved on probably have strong emotions around it, so it makes sense that recent conversation is more emotionally charged.