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by nathanaldensr 1771 days ago
This modern hyperbole ends one way: with us on opposite sides of a battlefield shooting at one another.
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The hyperbole will end the moment we stop rewarding it.
How do you stop millions of users on Twitter, Facebook, and other platforms from clicking on the link, engaging with the material, leaving likes/dislikes/reactions, and arguing with each other in the comments section? As long as the engagement metrics on our platforms support a style of communication that values polarization and reaction over mild objectivity, this style will propagate itself and continue, as sad as it is.