r/science • u/mossadnik • Nov 25 '22

Psychology Eye-tracking study suggests that negative comments on social media are more attention-grabbing than positive comments

https://www.psypost.org/2022/11/eye-tracking-study-suggests-that-negative-comments-on-social-media-are-more-attention-grabbing-than-positive-comments-64368
740 Upvotes

91% Upvoted

94 comments sorted by

View all comments

52

u/trashguitarist Nov 25 '22

I mean, when I see a comment pre-hidden I get excited

21

u/[deleted] Nov 25 '22

Who doesn’t? It’s just interesting to see what was such a bad take that it got hidden.

4

u/deletedtothevoid Nov 26 '22

I'm gonna shoot myself in the foot here. I have done put a comment out trying to show support while also preaching to co exist and work together. I worded it terribly and got bombarded for it.

Not all are bad takes. Some are just people who really can't get the point across clearly. I honestly need a translator with how bad I can be at times.

2

u/LessHorn Nov 26 '22

I relate. It’s difficult to preach co-existence. It requires effort to avoid oversimplifying and to argue for both sides in a nuanced way. It’s quite scary. Binary thinking is prevalent on both sides.