Facebook deliberately made people sad. This ought to be the final straw (2012)
Product Person #1:
Hey, here’s a writeup that says if we show too many positive posts to people that it creates bad feelings. Should we show less positive posts?<p>Product Person #2:
Not sure, wouldn’t negative posts make people feel worse?<p>Product Person #1:
Wow, I donno, maybe we should try adjusting additional posts people see one way a bit and see what happens?<p>Product Person #2:
Not a bad idea, how about we try both? You know, an A/B test.<p>Product Person #1:
Hmmm. Ok, but— when we’re done, let’s have some scientific review of our data just so that we can correct the record and push along the science around this stuff.<p>Journalist:
This company deliberately made people sad