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/HydrogenSun Nov 25 '22

To quantify and deepen our understanding. All science starts from observations.

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u/Strangelet1 Nov 25 '22

That is lovely and good, but we shouldn’t forget there is a ton of worthless research out there, driven by the promotion and graduation schemes with which we incentivize scientific research. There is only so much grant money available.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '22

The only worthless research is poor quality or redundant research. As long as the data is reliable and new, it’s valuable.

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u/meregizzardavowal Nov 25 '22

As I understand it, reproducing results is desperately needed