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16th Apr 2011, 02:47 PM
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| EC Addict Full Member   Gender: Male Orientation: More gay than Bi Out Status: Not hiding but not many people know Location: Chicago IL Age: 30 Posts: 4,288 Join Date: Dec 2009 |  Why do posts reporting bad new get more attention? I can’t help but notice that the posts in this forum that report bad news get far more replies than those that report good news. Is it because people prefer to focus on the negative, or is something else going on? |
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16th Apr 2011, 02:56 PM
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| Flappychap Full Member   Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Oregon, USA Age: 28 Posts: 5,593 Join Date: May 2008 | Re: Why do posts reporting bad new get more attention? everyone likes to slow down to stare at the car crash on the side of the road...
__________________ TYPE YOUR NAME: Cory. TYPE YOUR NAME WITH YOUR ELBOW: vcoiptryu SLAM YOUR FACE ON THE KEYBOARD: About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was a part of him - and I didn't know how potent that part might be - that thirsted for my blood. And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him. |
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16th Apr 2011, 03:25 PM
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| A gay heteropolitan? Full Member   Gender: Male Out Status: Enough for now Location: Oxford and Birmingham, UK Age: 20 Posts: 1,300 Join Date: Jul 2008 | Re: Why do posts reporting bad new get more attention? Same reason newspapers report bad news...
__________________ 'Im not your toy and this isn't another girl meets boy' |
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16th Apr 2011, 03:29 PM
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| Member Full Member   Gender: Boy Orientation: Boys Out Status: 8 people offline. :) Location: East of England. Age: 18 Posts: 91 Join Date: Feb 2009 | Re: Why do posts reporting bad new get more attention? People have more to say about bad things. :/ |
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16th Apr 2011, 06:08 PM
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| Guest Posts: n/a | Re: Why do posts reporting bad new get more attention? Bad news can be looked over many times and the person who have many views on it and most stories are ongoing, good news on the otherhand can be read and given an 'ohwell' type response because its generally something that is already over. |
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16th Apr 2011, 06:33 PM
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| Proud 2b Catholic, Proud 2b Gay Full Member   Gender: Hombre Orientation: Gay cookie with Bi sprinkles. Out Status: I won't deny it. Location: Bartlett, TN Posts: 571 Join Date: Feb 2009 | Re: Why do posts reporting bad new get more attention? Because usually those posts have something to do with how X, Y and Z people hate the LGTB community and most of those posts include either a priest, politician or minister.
__________________ Another view. HERMAPHRODITES!!! Should we cut off their extra "penaynay"? Or enlarge their existing penis and get rid of the vajayjay?  Because evolutionarily, they dont' make sense either.
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16th Apr 2011, 07:46 PM
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| EC Addict Full Member   Gender: M for MEEP! Orientation: Mutant and Proud Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Windsor, Ontario Age: 24 Posts: 6,564 Join Date: Jun 2005 | Re: Why do posts reporting bad new get more attention? It's how the world is. People feed on bad news.
__________________ "Is there some reason my coffee isn't here? Has she died or something?" - Miranda Priestly. Strength is not defined by physical capacity, but by indomitable will. ~ Mahatma Gandhi Procrastination is like masturbation, in the end you just wind up screwing yourself. |
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16th Apr 2011, 07:48 PM
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| Guest Posts: n/a | Re: Why do posts reporting bad new get more attention? What is there to say about news that everyone views as good? Pretty much just "Yay!" or "That's nice." (That doesn't mean that people don't enjoy it or find it informative though!) There is alot more to talk about when there is controversy. |
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17th Apr 2011, 05:04 AM
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| Life is a Jigsaw ☯ Full Member   Gender: ♂ Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to (pretty much) everyone. Location: Shropshire, England Age: 17 Posts: 536 Join Date: Apr 2009 | Re: Why do posts reporting bad new get more attention? Because if we see something nice we have a little "Yay! =3" moment but may not necessarily see any reason to post or have nothing to contribute. While as if there's something abhorrent or something we're against, we seize the moment to expell our bitchyness and make our stance known! 
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17th Apr 2011, 07:55 AM
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| This space for lease. Full Member  Gender: Male Orientation: I like guys Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Hippie Town, Alberta of the US Age: 31 Posts: 2,108 Join Date: Nov 2008 | Re: Why do posts reporting bad new get more attention?
__________________ All the problems of the world could be settled easily if men were only willing to think. The trouble is that men very often resort to all sorts of devices in order not to think, because thinking is such hard work. --Thomas J. Watson |
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17th Apr 2011, 04:37 PM
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| One Is Light. One Is Dark. Full Member   Gender: The Dude Orientation: Bi-Winning Out Status: Everybody and Your Mom. Location: Bolivar, Ohio (From NY though) Age: 21 Posts: 7,672 Join Date: Dec 2008 | Re: Why do posts reporting bad new get more attention? I've pointed this out quite often.
__________________  If there were no rewards to reap, No loving embrace to see me through this tedious path I've chosen here, I certainly would've walked away by now. Gonna wait it out... Be patient. |
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17th Apr 2011, 04:49 PM
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| Guest Posts: n/a | Re: Why do posts reporting bad new get more attention? reason why i dont watch news... it all bad & depressing... its like what the f*** is going on with the world??? |
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