J_F
Guest
one of the reasons I ditched facebook was the red notification thingy
human nature is to check what is being indicated by the red icon
it's been studied re: social media use, that the icon induces a little dopamine hit
it becomes addictive, and this is by design to keep you coming back and staying longer
initially I liked this new feature when GTAM switched to the new forum software
was a quick way to acknowledge a good contribution without cluttering the thread
lately I've been wondering if it's contributing to the argumentative pattern that's worsening
maybe it's just the covid thing, but I think the likes/dislikes and notification system are part of it
I've been leaning away from using it so much as it's clear members are designing posts to trigger likes
I see some members that have been here much longer than me refrain and hardly use it
when members get bickering, this feature clearly encourages them to keep replying
what do you all think?
human nature is to check what is being indicated by the red icon
it's been studied re: social media use, that the icon induces a little dopamine hit
it becomes addictive, and this is by design to keep you coming back and staying longer
initially I liked this new feature when GTAM switched to the new forum software
was a quick way to acknowledge a good contribution without cluttering the thread
lately I've been wondering if it's contributing to the argumentative pattern that's worsening
maybe it's just the covid thing, but I think the likes/dislikes and notification system are part of it
I've been leaning away from using it so much as it's clear members are designing posts to trigger likes
I see some members that have been here much longer than me refrain and hardly use it
when members get bickering, this feature clearly encourages them to keep replying
what do you all think?
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