Negativity drives more clicks so therefore is more profitable for reporting KPI.
I block any C that is news, local regional things, political, or US centric. That seems to kill off most negatively in a platform.
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NineMileTower@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoI think I just hit that wall. This thread is fucking depressing. There’s happiness and hope out there, but it seems you won’t find it on social media, I guess. Negativity bias seems more prevalent on Lemmy than others.
slazer2au@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
NineMileTower@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I think that is a lot of what perpetuates doom. Eyes = $$$$
ReanuKeeves@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
There’s a reason why it’s common for people to occasionally want to camp out in the middle of nowhere with no technology for a bit. If I read about some horrible news like a grandma getting shot picking olives on her own land I try to follow it up with something more lighthearted, like eating pickled ginger as a pallette cleanser between sushi.