Researchers say extreme content being pushed on young people and becoming normalised

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    When outrage is the prime driver of engagement it’s going to push some people right off the platform entirely, and the ones who stay are psychologically worse off for it.

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      Social media execs, “we’ve done the math and it’s worth it”

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        Worth it for them, for short term profits. Good thing nobody is considering the net effect this has on society or political discourse.