Misty
My personal request: if you see a headline that makes you feel a strong emotion, you should think about whether it’s actual for at least 20 seconds before boosting or typing out your opinion
Mar 4 at 8:16pmWeb
Show threadMistyMar 4
Yes I’m subposting several things right now. It turns out plenty of people have retained alarmist Twitter user behaviour over here too
Show threadGiflianMar 4
@misty now I'm wondering if it was me (as a general thing, I do worry about sharing untrue stuff)
Show threadMistyMar 4
@giflian Not you specifically! Don't remember you specifically sharing anything like that tbh
Show threadGiflianMar 5

@misty I have flubbed a few times, not realizing an article was on a fake news site. I’m better at spotting that now, but it took some mistakes to get there.

For a while I was sharing YouTube movie trailers with friends before realizing most of them were fan-made or scams for clicks (and this was even before consumer genAI tools). I had to block so many YouTube channels…

Show threadbriMar 4
@misty i see a lottt of misinformation passing through these parts, and i often wonder how the dynamic of the fediverse ~feeling~ small and trustworthy contributes to that…
Show threadMistyMar 4
@brhfl Yeah, I do feel like there's also the angle where people feel self-congratulatory about being in a different environment than twitter that makes people paradoxically less likely to *actually* take care about spreading misinfo, since you’ve already put in the effort by being here?
Show threadRachel StantzMar 4
@misty ironically this is something that often makes me wonder if I’m just not well adapted to modern social media, because these days if I get a strong emotional reaction to anything I’d much rather withdraw into quiet contemplation instead of post about it
Show threadMistyMar 4
@arjache I think your instinct is the right one, even if it's going against the grain!
Show threadjohn fink ok!! :goat:Mar 4
@misty the cookies bustle saga was a lie????
Show threadMistyMar 4

@adr Cookie is real! Cookie is truth! Cookie is everything!!

(Don’t worry Cookie really is free)

Show thread∴ esoterik ∴Mar 4
@misty was just discussing this with some friends recently. having a strong emotional reaction to news/posts/messages is actually a fairly good indication that something is fake/clickbait/scam/etc.
Show threadMistyMar 4
@d6 Yeah... I think you're completely right.
Show threadAcroamatis 🇨🇦Mar 4

@misty

I'd go one step further and say "even if it's a meme."

Show threadbcjMar 4
@misty Sorry we're just all pretty excited about Cookie
Show threadGwenMar 4
@misty have to remind myself of this periodically. same goes for when I read things in general that seem plausible and reinforce my preexisting beliefs. it's really hard not to fall into the trap of it, especially content recommendation algorithms working so hard to cater to our preconceived notions
Show threadjohnny anhedonicMar 5
@misty i have a similar strategy. i type my response, then press the cancel button instead of the post button. that way i have exorcised whatever knee-jerk rubbish thought i had, and i don't need to fixate.