R.I.P. Scout26
SignificanceWe show, via a massive (N = 689,003) experiment on Facebook, that emotional states can be transferred to others via emotional contagion, leading people to experience the same emotions without their awareness. We provide experimental evidence that emotional contagion occurs without direct interaction between people (exposure to a friend expressing an emotion is sufficient), and in the complete absence of nonverbal cues
https://www.pnas.org/content/111/24/8788A giant experiment in manipulating peoples emotions that was performed on social media platforms.Turns out you can be manipulated by social media and their algorithms.Welcome to the Brave New World.
I don't understand. How was there any question about whether people could be influenced to share others' emotions? Haven't we always known about that? Was there some reason it was not expected to happen over Facebook?