misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoInstagram 'Error' Turned Reels Into Neverending Scroll of Murder, Gore, and Violencewww.404media.coexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1160arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1158arrow-down1external-linkInstagram 'Error' Turned Reels Into Neverending Scroll of Murder, Gore, and Violencewww.404media.comisk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square18fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
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minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·4 days ago Then I looked at the comments of many of these videos and it became clear that the issue was widespread. Here are comments I saw on the gore videos: And people fucking commented on them, rather than just closing the app and doing something else with their life? What is wrong with people? Has Instagram really got people so well trained they will just sit there and watch people dying out of habit?
minus-squareSnowclone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·4 days agoIt’s straight up weaponized dopamine loops, it’s REALLY hard to stop.
minus-squareEndofLife@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 days agoHave my 6376th up vote tonight.
minus-squareSnowclone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoThank you, I shall add this to my wall of a thousand upvotes.
minus-squaredesktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 days agonot everyone is opposed to seeing gore on their racism app
And people fucking commented on them, rather than just closing the app and doing something else with their life?
What is wrong with people? Has Instagram really got people so well trained they will just sit there and watch people dying out of habit?
It’s straight up weaponized dopamine loops, it’s REALLY hard to stop.
Have my 6376th up vote tonight.
Thank you, I shall add this to my wall of a thousand upvotes.
not everyone is opposed to seeing gore on their racism app
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