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Originally Posted by troutman
There is growing concern that social media is bad for our mental health.
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The people who design our platforms come right out and acknowledge it. They reward certain behaviour (outrage, dogpiling, snark).
Civility on a forum like this depends on the users policing ourselves not to give in to our worst instincts. But even a small cadre of people who routinely indulge in those behaviours will eventually drive the rest of participants away. I know I’m not the only long-time member who finds CP much more rancorous than it used to be.