dantevonlocke
dantevonlocke t1_iy4sgpv wrote
Reply to comment by gonz000000 in Eye-tracking study suggests that negative comments on social media are more attention-grabbing than positive comments by giuliomagnifico
Less feed on and more our brains are set to look for it. If good things are happening then your brain just let's it slide. Bad things get attention cause that's what used to keep us alive.
dantevonlocke t1_iy4srpl wrote
Reply to comment by VolofTN in Eye-tracking study suggests that negative comments on social media are more attention-grabbing than positive comments by giuliomagnifico
It's not even the fact that we are connected more it's the who. Being connected to the ones close to you, friend and family, is good. But the human brain is just not set up to care about the lives of thousands of people you've never seen on such an intimate level.