Yeah, several platforms heavily incentivize and reward engagement. Unfortunately, as threads, videos, platforms, etc. get bigger, they make it easier to rage bait. It's a pretty unhealthy behavior, imo. However, that doesn't necessarily mean everyone who believes in an idea, belongs on a platform, negatively posts, etc. is intentionally acting out of malice. Some are doing so without awareness. Others on a given platform may also be genuinely acting in good faith. It's a pretty complex topic, with a lot of things to consider. That said, becoming aware of this cycle is important, IMO. It may also prove beneficial to find ways to distance one's self from this cycle of negativity either by diverting it from your attention via breaks, or steadily replacing unhealthy behaviors over time. I hope you find something that helps yourself, OP.
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A lot of social engagement through social media is driven by impressions such as up votes, favorites, likes, etc. Unfortunately, an easy way to promote engagement and such lies in rage bait. This is likely due to the visceral emotional response generated by rage baiting. I would also extend this issue to how ubiquitous instant gratification is to the internet and social media. People tend to acquire clout through reacting to something quickly, which isn't always well-thought out. Add in the notion of mob mentality, and you have a recipe for the rapid exponential propagation of negative words, thoughts, and emotions. People also tend to not have productive ways of channeling their frustrations and issues, so they often see other entities on the Internet as just a name, sometimes less than that.
There's also a heavy amount of tribalism across a variety of domains which allows one to take refuge from this rage baiting by finding other like-minded individuals to identify with. In some cases, the stress of everyday life or what have you removes a sense of agency or power in one's life and sometimes people cope with this by developing a sense of superiority through whichever group or ideal that they identify with. This cycle repeats itself until there is a constant battle between any given groups where people attempt to elevate their self-worth by putting those that they dont agree with down, while emphasizing the superiority of their own ideal, IMO. I could be totally wrong ofc. I'm hardly perfect.
It's been a pretty exhausting experience. I'm tired of it as well; my fondness for engaging with people has diminished greatly.
China is one of the biggest culprits for blatant plagiarism and IP theft, although recently even academics from Ivy league universities have been implicated in fraudulent publications.
Sure, let's make this about China when 4 out of 5 of the authors credited for the original article are from Africa.
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kahsay-Tadesse-Mawcha
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hategekimana-Athanase
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joelle-Kajuga
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dennis-Ndolo-Obonyo
While only one of which was from China. This doesn't even address the fact that the republished paper came from Mawcha which describes a study on millipedes in... Africa. Guess what, Wenxiang Yang wasn't even credited in this version. Was your reply carelessness or dishonesty and lack of integrity? I don't care where the misinformation and carelessness comes from as long as we're making efforts to stop it, but this is highly ironic.
Sure. People will end up using language in written and spoken forms differently. I just wanted to properly address your point when you said you've never heard of this rule, and could not find anything regarding it.
We can agree to disagree.
NHK's article about だ抜き discusses native speakers' use of だ before と where a clause includes more than one word. In such cases, people tend to add だ.
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[○]明日は晴れだと思う。 [?]明日は晴れと思う。
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[○]彼の名前は田中だと勘違いした。 [?]彼の名前は田中と勘違いした。
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[○]彼が実は無実だと認めてください。 [?]彼が実は無実と認めてください。
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[○]私は、彼女は英雄だと見なしている。 [?]私は、彼女は英雄と見なしている。
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[○]自分の意見は常に正解だと思い込む。 [?]自分の意見は常に正解と思い込む。
(○: fine, ?: questionable/clumsy/unnatural/highly-colloquial/etc)
In these cases, ones without だ look more or less clumsy to me, because the part before と is essentially a sentence with a verb and a corresponding subject.
(quoted sentence with plain form ending) と (Your verb. i.e. 言う、思う、聞く、etc)
So really what comes before the end of the と particle in this case is the plain form. I think that several examples will help you out.
彼女は綺麗です。(She is pretty)
綺麗 is a な adjective. Using it at the end of a sentence, we get です, or in plain form だ instead of な。
彼女は綺麗だと思います。(I think that she is pretty.)
Taking the first example sentence, and putting it into plain form, we can add と思う。 Without any complications.
あのビルは大きいです。(That building is big.)
大きい is, of course, an い adjective. In the sentence I ended it with です (to be polite), but です in this case is unnecessary. I could say あのビルは大きい and still have it mean the same thing. Plain form with い adjectives actually end with the adjective, which in this case is 大きい。
あのビルは大きいと思います。 (I think that building is big.)
I'll give you a few more examples without commentary, to hopefully solidify the point.
あの人は大学生です。(That person is a college student)
あの人は大学生だと思います。(I think that person is a college student.)
彼は十キロ走っています。(He is running 10 kilometers.)
彼は十キロ走ってると思います。(I think that he is running 10 kilometers.)
Additionally:
A verb clause can be phrased by adding 「と」 to the end of the clause. For clauses that end in an plain noun or na-adjective, we must add 「だ」. A direct quote would use the Japanese version of double-quotes: 「」 but you can also paraphrase.
To use short forms before と言う and と思う you're supposed to use だ before と for nouns and na-adj
Somebody say Daredevil?
You make a valid point, and there are certainly more considerations than my original reply would lead one to believe. Cheers.
I intended to use #Kbin primarily as a replacement for #Reddit. Content and engagement can be a bit sparse sometimes, so I decided I would try to help by creating and moderating two magazines I have an interest in. Promoting engagement through thread discussions has actually proved more challenging than I thought. I've actually found more success engaging with the #fediverse through #microblogging.
I'm currently using microblogging as a means to document my Japanese studies. I've found some people I can practice with, along with a few that are supportive of my efforts. It's not the primary reason I'm doing so, but it is a nice form of positive reinforcement. Though I do wish I could get others to also participate, I do not believe that's something I can force. Honestly, I'm also pretty okay if people don't really participate because it's been a useful tool for myself and I might have the opportunity to aid those who simply wish to lurk. I also think there's more I could be doing to flesh out these magazines, but I'm okay with taking things steadily and I enjoy where they're at now.
Both have powerful stories, and I can respect a narrative that takes risks like TLOU has. I have some gripes with the second's narrative, but I would still recommend it to many. I've also been thinking about it recently, so I'm pleasantly surprised to see it mentioned here.