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rcjordan

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Outrage is the perfect negative emotion to attract attention and engagement
« on: February 03, 2020, 02:26:57 PM »
—and algorithms are primed to pounce.

How algorithms make cancel culture worse
https://www.fastcompany.com/90458174/hate-outrage-and-cancel-culture-are-snowballing-thanks-to-this

We know this to be true of ALL major media, not just social. MSNBC and Fox traffic in outrage. Still a good read.
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Re: Outrage is the perfect negative emotion to attract attention and engagement
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2020, 03:14:05 PM »
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Re: Outrage is the perfect negative emotion to attract attention and engagement
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2020, 02:32:23 PM »
Marketing and strong emotions, hmmm ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaD8y-CGhMw
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Re: Outrage is the perfect negative emotion to attract attention and engagement
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2020, 09:33:48 PM »
It is the only tool Trump has in his arsenal.  And, I gotta say, he is a master of using it.
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