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cover of episode How to stop doom scrolling – and have a better experience online with Jay Van Bavel (from ReThinking)

How to stop doom scrolling – and have a better experience online with Jay Van Bavel (from ReThinking)

2024/11/26
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Jay Van Bavel 认为，社交媒体算法会放大负面信息，导致用户沉浸在负面情绪中，形成恶性循环。他建议用户主动取消关注负面账号，关注积极内容，以改善线上体验。他还指出，一小部分极端用户驱动了大部分网络负面信息，解决这一问题需要改变社交媒体的算法和用户行为。此外，他还探讨了如何利用积极情绪和意外性来提升内容传播效果，以及如何平衡内容的客观性和趣味性，避免迎合极端受众。 Adam Grant 则从个人的角度出发，分享了他对社交媒体负面信息和算法的看法，并与 Jay Van Bavel 共同探讨了如何改善网络环境，提升用户体验。他认为，内容创作者应该考虑内容的积极性比例，并呼吁建立包容的社会规范，促进积极的在线互动。 Adam Grant 认为，社交媒体的使用应该像饮食一样，选择高质量内容，提升自我。他还指出，网络新闻中负面情绪增多，而中性情绪减少，这与社交媒体算法和人类对负面信息的偏好有关。他分享了他减少接触负面新闻的经验，并与 Jay Van Bavel 共同探讨了如何利用积极情绪和意外性来提升内容传播效果，以及如何平衡内容的客观性和趣味性，避免迎合极端受众。他还强调了奥运会中国家认同感与团结合作之间的矛盾，以及建立包容的社会规范的重要性。

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The discussion explores why bad news dominates online platforms and how the attention economy exploits human psychology to maximize engagement.
  • Human psychology is wired for survival, making negative news more engaging.
  • The attention economy incentivizes the spread of negative content to increase clicks and ad revenue.
  • This creates a feedback loop where more negative content is produced and consumed.

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It’s impossible to separate the way people engage with AI with the way they engage with the  internet as a whole. This is an episode of ReThinking, another podcast from the TED Audio Collective, featuring a compelling discussion of why the internet can feel so unfriendly–and where we can go from there. You’ll hear from Jay Van Bavel, an award-winning professor of psychology and neural science at NYU, on the science of virality, why bad news commands our attention, and how we can find common ground around more uplifting content. If you liked this episode, you can find more ReThinking wherever you get your podcasts.