Research: The whole Reddit has become more negative over time. Also, the longer the community exists, the more negative it get — and the longer a comment thread continues, the more negative it becomes

beep@piefed.world · 2 days ago

Research: The whole Reddit has become more negative over time. Also, the longer the community exists, the more negative it get — and the longer a comment thread continues, the more negative it becomes

realitista@lemmus.org · 2 days ago

I’ve noticed this too. There seems to be someone to violently disagree on even the most benign points and chase the thread indefinitely. I’m sure they are pretty much all bots.

CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world · 2 days ago

Yeah. Either assholes or engagement bots. That and censorship by mods is why Ieft.

Funkt4st1c@lemmy.world · 2 days ago

(Rare preemptive /s) I have no idea what the fuck youre talking about because i know at least 3 people who regularly post on reddit so they cant be bots (/s, again)

Research: The whole Reddit has become more negative over time. Also, the longer the community exists, the more negative it get — and the longer a comment thread continues, the more negative it becomes

Research: The whole Reddit has become more negative over time. Also, the longer the community exists, the more negative it get — and the longer a comment thread continues, the more negative it becomes

Does vitriol make you feel special? — Harvard Gazette