A reminder that anger is addictive, and social media fuels it.
Engagement driven algorithms that are let to run wild inherently pick up on this, and start feeding you anger inducing content. Even non engagement driven algorithms often end up doing this by accident.
And when we’re angry, we think less clearly and empathetically, and we lash out and say more than we mean and make hurtful comments and generalizations.
That sparks anger in the person we’re conversing with, which tends to create a feedback loop, also known as a fight.
If you actually want to have fun, engaging, conversations with people different then you, and learn something from them, it’s a constant exercise in calmness, deescalation, and nuance, not things the internet trains us well for.
tl;dr: humans like to think we’re highly evolved beings, but at the end of the day we’re all basically these cats:
ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world
on 08 Jul 15:48
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Any group that’s asocial and improperly socialized enough to disregard the sanctity of life and how I, just like anyone else, am just a grain of sand in the desert of society will eventually become an enemy to their fellow man, I think.
Auntievenim@lemmy.world
on 08 Jul 16:22
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EightBitBlood@lemmy.world
on 08 Jul 19:09
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Agreed. This strategy works best in a two party system. Much easier to divide and conquer only 2 choices. Not so much with ranked choice voting and multiple parties. The US was a time bomb of corruption wating to be purchased from either political party. Putin just paid the most for GOP access and got it.
It’s the bog-standard “how to dismantle a liberal society” approach, outlined by, Carl Schmitt. It was already used once in Germany, I imagine the AFD wouldn’t need to go to Russia to learn about it.
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A reminder that anger is addictive, and social media fuels it.
Engagement driven algorithms that are let to run wild inherently pick up on this, and start feeding you anger inducing content. Even non engagement driven algorithms often end up doing this by accident.
And when we’re angry, we think less clearly and empathetically, and we lash out and say more than we mean and make hurtful comments and generalizations.
That sparks anger in the person we’re conversing with, which tends to create a feedback loop, also known as a fight.
If you actually want to have fun, engaging, conversations with people different then you, and learn something from them, it’s a constant exercise in calmness, deescalation, and nuance, not things the internet trains us well for.
tl;dr: humans like to think we’re highly evolved beings, but at the end of the day we’re all basically these cats:
<img alt="" src="https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/37f5dfcc-e21f-4ef6-9f79-8c0f35355ac7.gif">
Any group that’s asocial and improperly socialized enough to disregard the sanctity of life and how I, just like anyone else, am just a grain of sand in the desert of society will eventually become an enemy to their fellow man, I think.
The russian model, very effective
Agreed. This strategy works best in a two party system. Much easier to divide and conquer only 2 choices. Not so much with ranked choice voting and multiple parties. The US was a time bomb of corruption wating to be purchased from either political party. Putin just paid the most for GOP access and got it.
It’s the bog-standard “how to dismantle a liberal society” approach, outlined by, Carl Schmitt. It was already used once in Germany, I imagine the AFD wouldn’t need to go to Russia to learn about it.
This preview pic creeps me out. It looks like it’s on a bridge in the middle of the void.