Master Political Social Media Thread

[nicname]

Real talk. It truly is. It’s incredibly hard to curate the “for you” tab even if you have the most mundane of interests. And the truth is, it is addictive. Tbh, it’s a form of pornography, or shares many of the same characteristics.

I know that I’m an information junky myself. It’s not great.

here's some information for you: it's spelled junkie

You’re right. I never really thought of that

[Sandstone Outcropping]

The "For You" tab is definitely designed to tap into this.
Unfortunately, I only see stuff in my "Following" view  if they  have a blue check purchased. The "Following" feed is choked full of ads and bots that look exactly like posts from actual people.

There's some science out there that shows evolutionarily, we are intrigued by things that get our heart rate up aka anger. And I thought it was a stretch but then I think about how all FoxNews, CNN, MSNBC, any political podcast, and all social media do is talk crap on the other team. They never say "look at the good that our team is doing!" Just "look at how rough ridin' stupid the people on the other side of the aisle are!! MAY THEY ROT IN HELL!!!" And people are addicted to it.

[Institutional Control]

https://x.com/shirtsthtgohard/status/1945930067802030226?s=46&t=hU61MNRKQXFa4a831KNtLg


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