Commenting on news stories online

[slobake]

One of my sources of news is Yahoo. I like scrolling though the stories before I go to work in the morning. Some years ago I used to comment on the stories but gave it up quickly. Made the mistake of commenting on something recently. Will I ever learn?
The moronic trolling was pointless and frustrating. It is a shame that a medium that could be a great source for discussion and learning has become a playground for idiots and bots.
Forgive me if the frustration I feel sounds pretty harsh. The experience did leave me with more appreciation for the posters, mods and Paul's vision here on Talkbass.

 

[Gorn]

Was it trolling or was it contrary opinions? Seems like a lot of people think they're the same thing.

 

[slobake]

Was it trolling or was it contrary opinions? Seems like a lot of people think they're the same thing.

It was trolling, there is a difference between contrary opinions and playground nonsense.

 

[FingerDub]

It's all based around the serotonin that people receive for getting likes. It's a psychiatric condition, like Pavlov except in a much greater quantity. People are doing this over all kinds of different applications and mediums, Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, text messages, email, YouTube, Everything. Every bell every alert gets people excited and continues to feed the machine that is the addiction of online commentary.

 

[Gorn]

It was trolling, there is a difference between contrary opinions and playground nonsense.

This is true.

 

[Alkali Ike]

I avoid reading unmoderated comments to news stories because they inevitably devolve into personal insults rather than discussion.

 

[slobake]

It's all based around the serotonin that people receive for getting likes. It's a psychiatric condition, like Pavlov except in a much greater quantity. People are doing this over all kinds of different applications and mediums, Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, text messages, email, YouTube, Everything. Every bell every alert gets people excited and continues to feed the machine that is the addiction of online commentary.

Just thought about the fact that I gave your comment a like.

 

[Tom Bomb]

What's worse than feeding the trolls?

Letting the trolls feed you.

 

[FingerDub]

Just thought about the fact that I gave your comment a like.

LOL. I will admit that I do enjoy the interaction. But I'm not a selfie taker, or a constant post on Facebook I may be post once a month, and I generally stay away from other types of discussion forums. TalkBass has the right pace for me, if that makes sense.

 

[Richland123]

Something I have noticed since I am a marketing/sales person is that many of the so called online news story sources deliberately post controversial stories in order to attract lots of back and forth comments and such so that more people will post and therefore keep visiting their websites which is what they want for advertising purposes.

 

[yodedude2]

... Will I ever learn?

If you are like me, no, you will never learn. go on without me...save yourself...

 

[slobake]

Something I have noticed since I am a marketing/sales person is that many of the so called online news story sources deliberately post controversial stories in order to attract lots of back and forth comments and such so that more people will post and therefore keep visiting their websites which is what they want for advertising purposes.

It is scary that my usage is known. Yahoo or whatever I am using knows what type of stories I read and will connect me to what they think I will like as a first choice. That is why I sometimes internally open stories from sources that hold much different views that I do. Hoping that it will confuse whatever is tracking me, but it probably won't.

 

[Tom Bomb]

Resistance is fertile.

 

[Gaolee]

It is scary that my usage is known. Yahoo or whatever I am using knows what type of stories I read and will connect me to what they think I will like as a first choice. That is why I sometimes internally open stories from sources that hold much different views that I do. Hoping that it will confuse whatever is tracking me, but it probably won't.

That helps. Targeted tracking is why we seem to have such a hard time understanding what facts are these days. Like the fact that everything wants to grow up to be a bass.

 

[Old Garage-Bander]

It's all based around the serotonin that people receive for getting likes. It's a psychiatric condition, like Pavlov except in a much greater quantity. People are doing this over all kinds of different applications and mediums, Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, text messages, email, YouTube, Everything. Every bell every alert gets people excited and continues to feed the machine that is the addiction of online commentary.

I don't know if I should give you a like or find a napkin?
Oh what the hell. -LIKE- and drool

 

[Old Garage-Bander]

I avoid reading unmoderated comments to news stories because they inevitably devolve into personal insults rather than discussion.

Why I oughta!

 

[mpdd]

i must admit that i like to read the comments more on behind the steel curtain than i do the actual articles about the steelers

 

[GregC]

I have to go through Yahoo's site to access my email. I often read a news story or two, and will open up the comments section at times. It is always an absolute cesspool, just grade school nonsense. And yet I can't look away.

 

[ONYX]

One of my sources of news is Yahoo. I like scrolling though the stories before I go to work in the morning. Some years ago I used to comment on the stories but gave it up quickly. Made the mistake of commenting on something recently. Will I ever learn?
The moronic trolling was pointless and frustrating. It is a shame that a medium that could be a great source for discussion and learning has become a playground for idiots and bots.
Forgive me if the frustration I feel sounds pretty harsh. The experience did leave me with more appreciation for the posters, mods and Paul's vision here on Talkbass.

Yahoo news? Really, Slo? That's like the TNC of internet news........

 

[Funky Ghost]

I dropped Yahoo because 1) they force fed me auto play news feeds in my email home screen and 2) well ok it was just the one thing.

Sometimes I will comment just so I can get my monthly dose of being called a newfag and the n word. It never fails.