sundowner 23 points 3 years ago

Arguing with people online is a very tempting rage trap. Good tip.

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Skellybones 3 points 3 years ago

Never debate on the internet most people are like brick walls you can't get through to them and they don't want to change, plus what's the point the only person you're trying to prove is your self

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texture 1 point 9 months ago

This is some tragic levels of pessimism. Theres lots of real people online worth talking to.

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FreezerBurn 3 points 3 years ago

I never really thought of it that way, but that is exactly what it is… a rage trap. My question is this fascination with media and rage trap is this just prevalent in America or does this fascination affects countries in the European Union or Europe ?

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sundowner 3 points 3 years ago

I think it’s a global phenomenon. Part of it might be feeling the need to be angry on behalf of other people or causes - rather than about something you have directly experienced. Lots of psychology to unpack.

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PetrusHyde 15 points 3 years ago

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dojoca 6 points 3 years ago

I eventually started filtering out a long list of content involving American politics - I honestly couldn’t care less about MTG and trump and the lot of them.

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RegularIndependent98 5 points 3 years ago

Social media is the worst place to get news from

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HulkSmashBurgers 14 points 3 years ago

Yep it turns people into rage-aholics.

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d00phy 9 points 3 years ago

This is an excellent tip. Folks need to understand that most social media will just amplify the things you linger on, click, or even talk about in some cases.

When I see a news link on social media, I ignore it for the most part. If it’s something I’m interested in, I hop over to something like Ground news, AP or Reuters and see if there’s anything about it there.

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nLuLukna 8 points 3 years ago

I stopped watching short form media for this reason. I realized that I didn't remember what I had just watched, nor did I care. When I did remember it was usually someones opinion on someone elses opinion on some topic that neither party knew anything about. Other times it was someone jumping into a swimming pool in a dinosaur costume. It's full of reactionary ideas and chains of dominos called trends. I still waste hours daily watching TV or listening to music. But I enjoy doing that far more than flicking tictok or Instagram. Lemmy is an exception to that rule. I liked Reddit and link aggregators tend to have significantly more diversity in content.

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Skellybones 7 points 3 years ago

Great tip I did this with political rage bait and my life has been better

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phantomc137 5 points 3 years ago

lol the coincidence I just unsubed from a lot of yt channels and erased my history because they where way too political and all ways in chaoes

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EfficaciousSkink 4 points 3 years ago

When you see rage bait don't engage. Stay mentally strong and true to yourself.