#ragebaiting — Public Fediverse posts

@georgetakei can anyone give context? A screengrab for #ragebaiting isn't particularly helpful at this point.

Two #goodhabits for the #newyear that are surprisingly easy to do and are already #makingadifference:
- muting (large) accounts in the #trending section that are doing various forms of clickbait, because even in the #fediverse #ragebaiting #cutevideos #AIslop (AI slop with a leftist slant still is AI slop) are rife.
- ignoring #comments from people who keep missing the point willfully or from sheer ignorance. My time is sacred.

#mentalhealth #resolutions

Two #goodhabits for the #newyear that are surprisingly easy to do and are already #makingadifference:
- muting (large) accounts in the #trending section that are doing various forms of clickbait, because even in the #fediverse #ragebaiting #cutevideos #AIslop (AI slop with a leftist slant still is AI slop) are rife.
- ignoring #comments from people who keep missing the point willfully or from sheer ignorance. My time is sacred.

#mentalhealth #resolutions

Two #goodhabits for the #newyear that are surprisingly easy to do and are already #makingadifference:
- muting (large) accounts in the #trending section that are doing various forms of clickbait, because even in the #fediverse #ragebaiting #cutevideos #AIslop (AI slop with a leftist slant still is AI slop) are rife.
- ignoring #comments from people who keep missing the point willfully or from sheer ignorance. My time is sacred.

#mentalhealth #resolutions

Two #goodhabits for the #newyear that are surprisingly easy to do and are already #makingadifference:
- muting (large) accounts in the #trending section that are doing various forms of clickbait, because even in the #fediverse #ragebaiting #cutevideos #AIslop (AI slop with a leftist slant still is AI slop) are rife.
- ignoring #comments from people who keep missing the point willfully or from sheer ignorance. My time is sacred.

#mentalhealth #resolutions

Two #goodhabits for the #newyear that are surprisingly easy to do and are already #makingadifference:
- muting (large) accounts in the #trending section that are doing various forms of clickbait, because even in the #fediverse #ragebaiting #cutevideos #AIslop (AI slop with a leftist slant still is AI slop) are rife.
- ignoring #comments from people who keep missing the point willfully or from sheer ignorance. My time is sacred.

#mentalhealth #resolutions

You can’t trust your eyes to tell you what’s real anymore, says the head of Instagram

“Instagram boss Adam Mosseri is closing out 2025 with a 20-images-deep dive into what a new era of “infinite synthetic content” means as it all becomes harder and harder to distinguish from reality, and the old, more personal Instagram feed that he ...continues

See https://gadgeteer.co.za/you-cant-trust-your-eyes-to-tell-you-whats-real-anymore-says-the-head-of-instagram/

#AI #deepfake #ragebaiting #socialnetworks #technology

You can’t trust your eyes to tell you what’s real anymore, says the head of Instagram

https://squeet.me/display/962c3e10-b56965ba-39bcf673b8746bd5

Ich glaube mit "the medium is the message" wollte und hat McLuhan erfolgreich geragebaitet

#themediumisthemassage #mcluhan #ragebaiting

BBC: ‘Rage bait’ named Oxford word of the year 2025. “Do you find yourself getting increasingly irate while scrolling through your social media feed? If so, you may be falling victim to rage bait, which Oxford University Press has named its word or phrase of the year.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/01/bbc-rage-bait-named-oxford-word-of-the-year-2025/

By now, we should know you CANNOT believe all you see on social media

“Elon Musk’s social media echo chamber X-formerly-Twitter introduced a new feature over the weekend that shows the location where its users have been tweeting from — a move that has exposed an embarrassing problem for the social network: that many o ...continues

See https://gadgeteer.co.za/by-now-we-should-know-you-cannot-believe-all-you-see-on-social-media/

#ragebaiting #socialnetworks #technology

By now, we should know you CANNOT believe all you see on social media

https://squeet.me/display/962c3e10-aa13416c-34c0b0ef92572ff8

they dont even let you #troll anymore you have to call it #ragebaiting now

i think a lot of #people need to #learn the crucial #skill of "not #ragebaiting themselves with shit they know they wont like"

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「女性为了帮助他的群体而受伤时，他没有共情」
「首先非常感谢您……」

「没有声援」
「很抱歉听到您身上发生了这样的事情」

「反而在淡化、转移、规训女性的情绪」
「……所以其中还可能混进来了很多骗子」

「他不在乎女性是否受伤，是否安全」
「同时也希望您在帮助的同时千万要记得保护好自己」

「他只在乎摘出来自己的好名声」
「退一万步说，即使遇到了真正的视障人士，他们也不一定都是好人」

视障者作为长期受社会歧视的弱势群体，遇到自己倚赖的社会资源给祂人造成伤害，在表达关切的同时为自己族群发声难道不是人之常情？「保护好自己」这种无意义安慰在当下的普遍女权教育下仍被讲出确实可以针对性批判，但将整则留言评价为只有负面索求就完全是指鹿为马。
批评对方缺乏性别公正意识、对女性遭遇不够理解无可厚非；但对方为自己族群诉求呼吁下（「希望这次不愉快的经历不会影响您的后续帮助行为，我们还是很需要这个软件的」）就是十恶不赦了？
「只在乎能不能继续得到女性的免费帮助」里，「只在乎」和「女性」怎么看出来的？对方不是只强调自己的诉求，软件也不只女性在用，#Ragebaiting 这么好用？

ABC News (Australia): The ‘vicious cycle’ of rage bait and how to avoid it. “Do you ever start scrolling social media only to find yourself completely outraged just moments later? It’s likely you’ve encountered ‘rage bait’, content designed to elicit a strong emotional reaction to drive engagement or spread ideas. The more we engage with it, the more we reward the influencers, brands, media […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/02/abc-news-australia-the-vicious-cycle-of-rage-bait-and-how-to-avoid-it/

A New #SocialMedia App Punishes Users for Rage-Baiting

On #SezUs, users who are intentionally inflammatory may score lower than those who gain influence through respectful dialog.
#ragebaiting

https://www.wired.com/story/this-platform-wants-to-return-civil-discourse-to-social-media-by-scoring-users/

TechCrunch: A new social app is fighting rage-bait. “Most existing social networking apps incentivize rage-bait, including Instagram, X, TikTok, and YouTube. These platforms have programs for creators that pay them based on how many views they get, and enraging content tends to draw more attention. Sez Us wants to break this cycle by allowing users to rate other users’ posts for approval, […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/27/techcrunch-a-new-social-app-is-fighting-rage-bait/

BBC: What is rage-baiting and why is it profitable?. “Winta is part of a growing group of online creators making ‘rage bait’ content, where the goal is simple: record videos, produce memes and write posts that make other users viscerally angry, then bask in the thousands, or even millions, of shares and likes.” I won’t do that to y’all. I’m old and know what blood pressure is.

https://rbfirehose.com/2024/12/10/bbc-what-is-rage-baiting-and-why-is-it-profitable/

@Teri_Kanefield Interesting that one of the experts referred to on the article is a Canadian academic. I’m wondering how “rage-baiting” is being used in Canada? Or, maybe that’s naive; I need only look to the words coming from the leader of the federal Conservative Party, a maritime premier, and Alberta’s premier to get my answer.

#cdnpoli #ragebaiting #LowestCommonDenominator

@univrsle a fine example of #RageBaiting by Stefani.