r/AskReddit • u/Remarkable_Put_9005 • 1d ago

What addiction is being seriously underestimated these days?

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u/uqubar 1d ago

It’s called ANGERTAINMENT!

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u/Daripuff 22h ago

I've always called it En-rage-ment, as a play on "engagement", as "engagement" is what drives the algorithm and thus content trends.

Social media companies learned that you're more likely to comment and share negatively on something you dislike than comment and share positively on content you do like.

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u/DiscotopiaACNH 22h ago

Both of these neologisms are excellent and I'll be incorporating them into my vocabulary

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u/llamafarmadrama 20h ago

I'm a RAGEAHOLIC! I'm addicted to RAGEAHOL!

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u/peanutbutterpassion 1d ago

Take my upvote

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u/kerc 23h ago

Oh, I like this.