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		int_19h on April 16, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: NPR suspends veteran editor as it grapples with hi... It's not pure choice, though. Because people react stronger to outrage, news tend to focus on such stories, so you end up seeing disproportionally more of them in the feed by default. You have to actively seek out more balanced media if you want that.

elevatedastalt on April 17, 2024 [–]

So you mean to say it IS choice, which is being exercised to choose outrage-inducing material for profit.

int_19h on April 17, 2024 | [–]

I mean to say that it's not a conscious choice most of the consumers of news media, but yes, it absolutely is a choice by the producers.

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