Hacker News with Generative AI: Emotions

The effect of deactivating Facebook and Instagram on users' emotional state (nber.org)
We estimate the effect of social media deactivation on users’ emotional state in two large randomized experiments before the 2020 U.S. election.
Social Media, User Behavior, Emotions, Research, Psychology
496 points by imakwana 5 days ago | 497 comments
There's no emotion we ought to think harder about than anger (aeon.co)
There’s no emotion we ought to think harder and more clearly about than anger. Anger greets most of us every day – in our personal relationships, in the workplace, on the highway, on airline trips – and, often, in our political lives as well. Anger is both poisonous and popular.
Emotions, Psychology, Politics
60 points by privong 34 days ago | 42 comments
Ancient texts reveal how Mesopotamians experienced emotions in their bodies (phys.org)
From feeling heavy-hearted to having butterflies in your stomach, it seems inherent to the human condition that we feel emotions in our bodies, not just in our brains. But have we always felt––or at least expressed––these feelings in the same way?
Ancient History, Anthropology, Psychology, Emotions
16 points by arto 142 days ago | 0 comments
The opponent-process theory of emotion (2010) (gettingstronger.org)
There is a remarkable psychological theory that explains the paradox of why so often our pleasures turn into problematic addictions and, conversely, why our stressful experiences frequently lead to sustained good feelings and even happiness.
Psychology, Emotions, Addiction
10 points by yamrzou 191 days ago | 1 comments
Map of the World's Emotional Temperature (gallup.com)
Emotions, Geography, Data Visualization, World
39 points by mdp2021 251 days ago | 32 comments
Things I said as a manager part 2: Hiring is emotional (reactiverobot.com)
Management, Hiring, Emotions
59 points by reactiverobot 276 days ago | 66 comments
Moshi: A voice AI that can display emotions (twitter.com)
Voice AI, Artificial Intelligence, Emotions
26 points by l-m-z 296 days ago | 1 comments
Anger Does a Lot More Damage to Your Body Than You Realize (wsj.com)
Health, Psychology, Emotions, Science
118 points by elsewhen 337 days ago | 126 comments