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Politically-engaged Redditors tend to be more toxic -- even in non-political subreddits (www.psypost.org)

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Politically-engaged Redditors tend to be more toxic -- even in non-political subreddits::A new study links partisan activity on the Internet to widespread online toxicity, revealing that politically-engaged users exhibit uncivil behavior even in non-political discussions. The findings are based on an analysis of hundreds of millions of comments from over 6.3 million Reddit users.

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[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

None of us are unguilty, not one

[-] Boozilla@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

I think most people have a friend or relative like this. They simply must bring their political views into every single conversation, all of the time. If you try to deflect or even outright tell them you don't want to discuss politics, they will invariably say something like "but everything is political". It's exhausting. Then they wonder why they stop getting invited to things.

[-] WorkIsSlow@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Your apathy is part of the problem.

Yes, I am that friend/relative.

[-] Boozilla@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Not wanting to discuss politics 24x7 in all contexts and settings is not "apathy". I vote. I participate. I donate money. I discuss politics at appropriate times and places.

Wanting to dominate all conversations with your political opinion is pathological.

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[-] Copernican@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Reminds me of this key and peele sketch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3h6es6zh1c

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[-] AnneBonny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

toxic people are toxic

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