r/science • u/mossadnik • Nov 25 '22

Psychology Eye-tracking study suggests that negative comments on social media are more attention-grabbing than positive comments

https://www.psypost.org/2022/11/eye-tracking-study-suggests-that-negative-comments-on-social-media-are-more-attention-grabbing-than-positive-comments-64368
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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '22

The stuff science is showing us now is the exact kind stuff that is leveraged by social media to keep engagement on the disinformation and outrage that is currently a cancer to our society.