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		ispolin on June 29, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Facebook's unethical experiment manipulated users'... So does this mean that people can increase their happiness by using plugins that hide negative posts from their social media?

zAy0LfpBZLC8mAC on June 29, 2014 | [–]

Possibly, but only in the short run, as skewed perception of reality tends to have long-term negative consequences. Which is precisely one of the reasons why this kind of stuff is evil.

DanBC on June 29, 2014 | [–]

People can reduce their risk of suicide by using something that filters low-quality reporting of suicide from their timeline.

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