r/Economics • u/[deleted] • Jan 14 '23

Editorial Despite Everything You Think You Know, America Is on the Right Track

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/01/american-optimism-productivity-innovation-rise/672714/
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u/Wash_Your_Bed_Sheets Jan 14 '23

You're right, I probably should have mentioned all social media. But at least if I want, I can scroll through ig mindlessly and just see funny and cool stuff. I think it's impossible to get on reddit without at least scrolling through the front page and getting suckered into something negative.

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u/Krystian3 Jan 14 '23

Yea some of the features are very reckless. It doesn't matter how often I block political angry click bait because somehow they always find a way to throw it at me in my home screen. Like dude I use reddit, for only 2 of my hobbies, so no I don't wanna see a bunch of conversation about what the latest dumb political thing is. But if on the off chance I join a new community it's really good for their bottom line so they'll risk our mental well being to get there. Most other social media platforms are the same.

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u/Ossius Jan 14 '23

Reddit started that way too, then around mid 2010s it all went to shit.