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dbtc on April 17, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Facebook deliberately made people sad. This ought ...

aren’t they designed to optimize for most engagement, in whichever way they can (which turns out to be with upsetting content)?

Or are people actually selecting specifically upsetting stuff?

tittenfick on April 17, 2021 [–]

Yes, they are designed to select for most engagement, regardless of the content.

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