A new study links partisan activity on the Internet to widespread online toxicity, revealing that politically-engaged users exhibit uncivil behavior even in non-political discussions. The findings are based on an analysis of hundreds of millions of comments from over 6.3 million Reddit users.

Politically-engaged Redditors tend to be more toxic – even in non-political subreddits::A new study links partisan activity on the Internet to widespread online toxicity, revealing that politically-engaged users exhibit uncivil behavior even in non-political discussions. The findings are based on an analysis of hundreds of millions of comments from over 6.3 million Reddit users.

  • cameron_vale@lemm.eeEnglish
    425·
    10 months ago

    I’m mad for good reasons because I’m good, you’re mad for bad reasons because you’re bad.

    • Djinn@lemm.eeEnglish
      221·
      10 months ago

      If you don’t understand one of those positions is objectively bad then that says a whole lot about you.

        • Djinn@lemm.eeEnglish
          81·
          10 months ago

          Aha! You are bad because of the way you think. The classic.

          Yes, dumb too.