Comment on How come people are stupid nowadays? Especially on social media
betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 4 days ago
No barrier to entry, successful bait, the machine knows that type of content makes you feel something (happy, angry, who cares?) because you looked at it for 6% longer than other posts or some shit so it shovels more into your face. Combination of things. The only winning move is not to play.
pwxd@lemmy.zip 4 days ago
I fully agree with your statement but I was referring specifically about the comment section, it seems like people tend to be stupid there no matter where you go even if I don’t interact with any of it whilst being in guest mode; maybe I’m misinterpreting something from your statement but feel free to correct me
AskewLord@piefed.social 2 days ago
Stupid how though?
like make jokes, or post wrong information, or argue incessently from from a different set of facts than you?
stupid comes in a variety of different ways.
Perhaps you are talking more about how folks develop patently delusional/false thought patterns/beliefs and propagate them?
velma@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Stupid like accusing others of making alt accounts to talk to themselves?