[crm416]

The divisive effect that Upworth (and BuzzFeed) have had on Facebook users has been interesting to observe.

Personally, the influx of links from these relatively content-less sites has really decreased the usefulness of my news feed--in fact, I get a little bothered whenever I see this stuff appear. That said, it’s evident that _someone_ wants these links to be on Facebook, given that _someone_ had to post them in the first place.

Perhaps it’s just evidence of the split between newsfeed presence and wall presence (i.e., it could be consistent to argue that those who post Upworth yadn BuzzFeed links don’t necessarily want them to gain attention beyond the Wall on which they’re posted), but I prefer to see it as a microcosm of two contrasting groups of Facebook users: one that sees Facebook as a way to share “fun”, “light” content, and another that wants it to be a meaningful exchange of personal information and ideas.

[sliverstorm]

To my eyes, it's a simpler difference. There is group A, which is drawn in and compelled by Upworthy and BuzzFeed articles. Then there is group B, which has quickly tired of the constant stream of ultra-evocative titles from Upworthy and BuzzFeed.

(Guess which I belong to)

[edgarallenbro]

Yeah I liked a link that Upworthy posted once and so I fell for the "SUBSCRIBE!!!1" trap.

Eventually I realized that it was turning my e-mail inbox into the internet version of cable news. Full of meaningless stories with bait-y titles.

[thattallguy]

This. For sure.

[gaius]

I dislike them because they make me think the people who post them, who are after all my friends, are stupider than they perhaps are.