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The Manipulation of Emotions in the Online Ecosystem
57:12 - 1:04:43 (07:30)
This podcast discusses how the online ecosystem promotes emotions such as anxiety, anger, desire, and happiness to control users, and how agencies use fear tactics to make people read more articles.
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The dopamine rush we receive from receiving approval on social media can fuel our behavior, even in the absence of a real crisis, and bombardment of stimuli is used to make us feel a certain way that is beneficial to those bombarding us.
57:12 - 59:42 (02:29)
Summary
The dopamine rush we receive from receiving approval on social media can fuel our behavior, even in the absence of a real crisis, and bombardment of stimuli is used to make us feel a certain way that is beneficial to those bombarding us.
ChapterThe Manipulation of Emotions in the Online Ecosystem
Episode#516 - Gurwinder Bhogal - 16 Surprising Psychology Truths
PodcastModern Wisdom
News agencies make people anxious and fearful because they want readers to be scared and consume more articles about the topic they are afraid of, such as terrorism.
59:42 - 1:01:02 (01:20)
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News agencies make people anxious and fearful because they want readers to be scared and consume more articles about the topic they are afraid of, such as terrorism.
ChapterThe Manipulation of Emotions in the Online Ecosystem
Episode#516 - Gurwinder Bhogal - 16 Surprising Psychology Truths
PodcastModern Wisdom
The online ecosystem promotes emotions such as anxiety, anger, desire, and happiness to control us.
1:01:02 - 1:04:43 (03:40)
Summary
The online ecosystem promotes emotions such as anxiety, anger, desire, and happiness to control us. Scott Alexander, a Bay Area psychiatrist, refers to scissor statements - statements that are meant to make people angry and take a strong stance on issues - and found that divisive articles spread further than those people agree with.