Hacker NewsJan 6

65% of Hacker News Posts Have Negative Sentiment, and They Outperform

https://philippdubach.com/standalone/hn-sentiment/

#HackerNews #HackerNews #NegativeSentiment #Outperforming #DataAnalysis #CommunityTrends #65PercentInsights

65% of Hacker News Posts Have Negative Sentiment, and They Outperform

Analysis of 32,000 HN posts and 340K comments reveals negativity bias correlates with higher engagement. Data, methodology, and full paper available.

Philipp D. Dubach - Finance, Tech & Strategy
Philipp MüllerJan 13, 2023

New #OpenAccess publication on #NewsRecommendation Systems (NRS): https://doi.org/10.1177/08944393221149290

In an experiment, we test whether exposure to #News selected by content-based #NRS leads to more #Polarization than exposure to random news items.

Results:
- Very limited overall effects on polarization (= not supporting the #FilterBubble notion)
- But: If #Algorithm overemphasizes articles with #NegativeSentiment, #AffectivePolarization rises alongside reading time

#Commodon @communicationscholars