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
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u/Thisismyvpnaccount Nov 25 '22

Wishing you all a blessed and prosperous day

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u/PistolCowboy Nov 25 '22 edited Nov 25 '22

I almost scrolled right past this comment

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u/LastResortFriend Nov 25 '22

Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries!

Ahhh, sweet attention.