News sites want as many clicks, subscriptions and engagement as possible to still make a decent profit. Thus they can’t really have proper moderation because that would drive all the paying boomers away, which then results in so much shit being constantly thrown around that hinged people just don’t bother anymore.
What’s the deal with comments in newspapers consisting of 95% absolutely unhinged right-wingers?
Like obviously you can find these people everywhere online, but on news sites there’s rarely anyone who is not like that
News sites want as many clicks, subscriptions and engagement as possible to still make a decent profit. Thus they can’t really have proper moderation because that would drive all the paying boomers away, which then results in so much shit being constantly thrown around that hinged people just don’t bother anymore.
selection bias, these people are paying 80 euro/month for a FT subscription