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That's an interesting law. Here's another data point: "Online political debate isn’t inherently toxic, a new study of Reddit commenters finds. Instead, it bec
by msephton 1y ago
That's an interesting law.
Here's another data point:
"Online political debate isn’t inherently toxic, a new study of Reddit commenters finds. Instead, it becomes toxic because of the kind of commenters who opt in."
https://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/trolls-poison-political-discussions-for-everyone-else https://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/trolls-pois...
- wewxjfq 1y agoI think they should cast a wider net. Toxicity might discover trolls in the original sense, i.e. individuals seeking a dopamine rush. The trolls I have in mind try to steer the narrative on certain topics with comments that aren't rude or inflammatory per se and, like I said, even seem elaborate on the surface.* But if it's done for spin, it's still toxic nonetheless. What the researchers say about disengagement also applies to these type of trolls. I mentioned persistence, it's what ultimately makes countering these users futile. Anyone who realizes that tomorrow there will be a new thread with the same narrative eventually disengages. *) More often I see accounts posting long comments in such a short amount of time that I doubt a human was naturally engaging in an online conversation. I would be ashamed to admit how long it took me to write my two comments in this thread and then I see accounts posting much longer comments back-to-back in under two minutes.