I keep seeing posts mentioning this phenomenon more and more often.

For instance:

More and more men are being sucked into parts of the internet that circulate misogynist content, leaving their families to deal with the wreckage

‘Andrew Tate phenomena’ surges in schools - with boys refusing to talk to female teacher

Like, why? Why now? Why even? I really wish I had a time machine where I could go to the future and ask them what the general reasons were for this social development. But I feel like I’m looking for the specific thorn on a cactus that popped my balloon.

  • x00z@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    Social media algorithms create filter bubbles that limit your perception of the full world. The algorithm changes the “high” it creates to keep you interacting with it as long as possible. If social media algorithms were real life drugs they would be considered the most dangerous of all because of their psychological toll.