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Study: Reddit grows more negative over time as users seek to stand out

Reddit users debate whether negativity is old or new

2 Aug 15 12:11 PM · 52d ago · 1 post · 2 comments · 2 sources · development 2 of 5

Commenters dispute the novelty of online negativity, with some citing dopamine-driven incentives in traditional media and others noting Reddit's historical toxicity alongside new algorithmic drivers.

Reddit users debate whether negativity is old or new
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“Being from the before times people were way more fun and nuanced. The negativity is a dopamine driven spiral, even old media did it 'if it bleeds it leads'.”

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Joshua Conrad Jackson Incoming Harvard psychology professorJackson et al. Research team

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