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leadfoot9 t1_j5oiinf wrote

It probably is. We are in an era of people purposefully saying stupid things online because it generates outrage/disgust/whatever and all of the people correcting them (and all of the bona fide idiots unironically defending the bait) generates engagement for the algorithms.

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menge101 t1_j5okd3u wrote

Facebook/Insta reels is rife with this kind of "content". I hate it so much that I watch it multiple times while screaming into the ether. (That last part is in jest)

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