Put down the cudgel and reach for the olive branch

  • TachyonTele@piefed.social
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    2 days ago

    Putting out hate and getting people worked up scores you a small dopamine hit.

    It’s a tough cycle to break out of if you find yourself in it.

    • ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      So true. In a related tangent, without this, Fox News would have only ever been another shitty cable channel. I’ve been forced to watch it a few times by virtue of being in a place I couldn’t leave, and it’s full of this shit: words or pictures provoking anger, anger, anger, praise, fear, anger, anger, etc.

      It’s no wonder the watchers of it can’t get off it: the world must feel very empty if you’ve been on a careening subliminal emotional rollercoaster of media intake for however long.