Dread it, run from it, it arrives all the same.
But yes I agree, but that's because I'm often saying dumb stuff or arguing with people and I'm afraid I'll be shown to be a total moron.
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Anyone else get a small dopamine spike at seeing that alert notification?
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But yes I agree, but that's because I'm often saying dumb stuff or arguing with people and I'm afraid I'll be shown to be a total moron.
Yep, it's by design.
And yes, it works on me too
someone plz reply to this so I can get my hit
that's also true, if I posted something 5 minutes ago and I come back and 4 have alerts, I think "Oh god, what did I say"
For me it's because I posted something funny or asked a question, but every time it happens I always freak out and assume I said something stupid lol, especially if it's been hours and I don't remember what I said
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There you go!
Even if it's by design, it's still fascinating. Whether you dread or look forward to them, there's something to be said about getting a strong feeling from seeing someone has responded to you.
Is it just a feeling of acknowledgement? Is it gamification? What is the reason it causes us to feel one way or another?
Well, I think it's because it is blood red. (So dangerous) But I could be blowing conspiracy nonsense out my bunghole for all I know. Do the colorblind users get the same euphoricness? Maybe they're immune. Maybe it is the bubble shape that eerily shows up, riiiiiight in those screen corners that gravitate the eye.
Whatever it is, the algorithm knows what works.
Also, enjoy your hit. I'll have to stop before the Lux Aeterna event horizon.
Not really, I tend to ignore them.
Except for text messages because it sounds like this:
And then I get pissed when I see it's from work.
Except for text messages because it sounds like this:
And then I get pissed when I see it's from work.
i love it except when i know im in a back and forth argument with someone and they respond way too quickly and im like gah, just let me win the argument dammit
and then i respond and immediately get another notification from the same poster
it's not my fault i love arguing! it's ALL YOUR FAULT ERA
and then i respond and immediately get another notification from the same poster
it's not my fault i love arguing! it's ALL YOUR FAULT ERA
yeah I think it's just acknowledgement. Even if it's someone arguing with you or calling you stupid, it means someone thought that what you wrote matters enough to respond to it.
also explains what motivates some trolls...it's a lot easier to post something so terrible and stupid that 10 people reply to it than it is to post something so insightful and great that 10 people reply to it. This obviously applies to twitter and other online spaces too
The reason they're addictive is it's a social approval indicator (people are liking what I said vs hating what I said) and this is delivered at an unpredictable rate like a slot machine.
Basically, every time you log in there's a chance at learning what people think of you.
I will validate you and your parking. How's about that?
I actually really like the notifications because it gives me a sense of community, even with those I disagree with. Sometimes I feel like I'm just screaming into the void here, but notifications help me realize it is a community.
No because I'm lazy and it's often someone wanting to engage in debate/conversation with me. I look at maybe one of ten quotes I get on here. Oops.
No, not really. Maybe several years ago, but as a full time developer and the spouse that's maintaining the house/pool/lawn, I hate notifications. Its a constant battle of telling google to shut the fuck up and allow actual, useful notifications about upcoming appointments and not bullshit ads.
For Android, I disable all notifications except calls. I still silence the phone, unless I'm expecting a call. I retain my childhoods phone number, which is across the country, block all area codes from that state and add exceptions to contacts. That eliminates 95% of bullshit phone calls.
For facebook, I disable all notifications except replies and writing on my wall.
I got tired of linked in adding new notifications so I blocked all linkedin emails.
On windows I disable notification center entirely. It's never important. "Critical issue, onedrive not setup". Stfu
For Android, I disable all notifications except calls. I still silence the phone, unless I'm expecting a call. I retain my childhoods phone number, which is across the country, block all area codes from that state and add exceptions to contacts. That eliminates 95% of bullshit phone calls.
For facebook, I disable all notifications except replies and writing on my wall.
I got tired of linked in adding new notifications so I blocked all linkedin emails.
On windows I disable notification center entirely. It's never important. "Critical issue, onedrive not setup". Stfu
I have a lot of social anxiety, but I'm trying to post more to combat that a bit. It does bother me a lot how many people seem to insist on interpreting what other people say in the most negative light possible, but I'm getting better at dealing with it.
I think the record for notifications for me was like between 8 and 12 for this one Gamescom thread where I posted that it would be neat if there was a Sunset Overdrive PC port where in reality there already was one and I just didn't hear about it or forgot.
Fucking nerds like calm down please
Fucking nerds like calm down please
I dreaded this response. I was working on another post in another thread when I noticed this.
Yes definitely, although it's hugely dwarfed by the feeling I get when a girl I'm talking to sends the latest reply in our conversation. Usually part of my brain has decided for some random reason she's probably lost interest so each time it's like "She hasn't huzzah!"
Ah the ol "Oh no which post of mine got quoted" response!
(I will leave you alone now lol)
I have a red line with the number 232 on it. I dont open click on my notifications 😅. I just leave the tab of the thread open until im done in it.
