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It’s very easy to get lost in negativity now and then, as it tends to attract attention really really well. Despite what internet talking heads and aggressive headlines might suggest, things aren’t all bad, you’ve just got to actually see some positivity.
So we’ve gathered some of our favorite posts from the “Faith in Humanity” internet group, which is dedicated to highlighting examples of people being actually nice. Get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your own heartwarming stories in the comments down below.
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#1
I’ll Remove This If It’s Been Posted But Heres This
WindySwede 2 hours ago
And if you would get angry at that question, your'e a red flag or someone to call the police on.
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#2
Everyone Is Happy
#3
The Stranger That Helped
There's a reason your feed can feel like a highlight reel of everything going wrong. The short answer is that your brain is partly to blame, and the platforms you scroll through have gotten very good at using that against you.
Psychologists call it negativity bias, the built-in tendency to pay closer attention to bad news than good. It's an evolutionary hangover from a time when scanning the environment for threats was the difference between lunch and becoming lunch. The brain learned early on that potential danger deserved more mental real estate than a pleasant surprise, and thousands of years of civilization haven't been enough to fully override that wiring.
#4
Oh 😳
#5
The Youth Of Today Are Judged Too Harshly In My Opinion. There's Some Lovely Kids Out There
Liliana Spiro 55 minutes ago
Oh, this makes me feel all fuzzy in my heart. Good lad, indeed, and parenting done well :)
#6
Five-Year-Old Boy Asks To Touch The Hair Of President Obama. "I Want To Know If Your Hair Is Like Mine"
That's where social media platforms come in, and things get a bit circular. Algorithms are designed to keep you online as long as possible, which means they prioritize content that gets the most clicks, shares, and reactions. Anger and outrage, as it turns out, are exceptionally reliable engagement drivers.
#7
Titanic
#9
I Love My Parents
Doctor Strange 2 hours ago
There are only two basic acceptable responses when someone says "I'm gay". 1. "That's cool." 2. "Hi gay, I'm dad."
A Yale University study found that expressing outrage online consistently earns more likes than almost any other type of interaction, and those likes gradually teach people to post angrier content over time. As co-author and Yale professor Molly Crockett explained, the amplification of moral outrage is a direct consequence of a business model built around engagement.
#10
Mister Rogers - "I'm Feeding The Fish"
#12
In Turkey They Build These Stray Houses So That Stray Cats Don't Get Cold At Night
The mechanics behind this are sometimes striking. Facebook reportedly adjusted its algorithm to weight an "angry" emoji reaction as equivalent to five regular likes, which predictably pushed more inflammatory content into people's feeds. What gets rewarded gets repeated, and what gets repeated gets amplified.
#13
Xpost: Humanity
#14
The Rescue Kitty Got Nothing Less Than What She Deserved. Raybrielle Lionheart Is A Whole Year Old Now
#15
This Is What The Older Generations Should Try And Do More Often
Spencers slave no more 2 hours ago
My house Yeti has a 1996 Honda Civic 5 speed manual, over 300k on the clock. It threw number 3 piston a couple of weeks ago so really not worth much. He has a work ute when on call so no biggie. Bought a new used Mazda, put the Honda on Facebook marketplace, warts and all. Tonight he sold it for a fair price, to a 17 year old who wants a project car he can rebuild with his Dad, then learn to drive in. Learning how a car works, how to fix it, then learning how to drive it, teaches them everything they need to know, safely. Far better than a virgin driver in a car they can't handle.
A Knight First Amendment Institute study found that of political content surfaced by Twitter's engagement-based algorithm, 62 percent expressed anger, compared to 52 percent in a simple chronological timeline. The difference isn't enormous, but it compounds across millions of posts every single day.
#16
💕 💔
#17
People Come Together When There’s A Threat
None of this is a deliberate conspiracy. Platform designers did not sit down and decide to make everyone furious. It emerged gradually from the incentive structure of online advertising, where time-on-platform equals revenue, and negative content turned out to be a particularly effective fuel for keeping the clock ticking. The problem is that what keeps people scrolling tends not to be the heartwarming stuff.
#19
Andrew Toles Hasn’t Played Since 2018, And The Dodgers Re-Signed Him So He Can Keep His Health Insurance And Get Mental Health Care
Tobias Reaper 4 hours ago (edited)
it should read worker who is too sick to work has be still technically employed to be able to receive medical and mental health care
#20
😭💔
#21
Teachers Are Amazing!
Liliana Spiro 38 minutes ago
A big shout out to all the great teachers out there! Yes, I know that not everyone has had a positive experience in school, but that doesn't mean there aren't absolute stellar teachers out there
The downstream effects are real. Harvard Health reports that a growing body of research connects doomscrolling, the habit of compulsively consuming bleak online news, to worse mental well-being and life satisfaction, and something one researcher calls "popcorn brain," where constant negative stimulation makes it harder to stay present in everyday life. Even a few minutes of negative content can measurably dip a person's mood and optimism, according to researchers, even when the person wasn't actively looking for bad news.
#22
I Wish More People Like Her Existed
#23
A Canadian Cop Went Undercover In A Wheelchair, Leaving Cash Visible To Attract Thieves. Instead, He Received Money, Prayers, And Warnings, With Zero Arrests In Five Days
#24
This Girl In Egypt Spends Time Teaching A Street Vendor Child How To Read And Write After Exiting The Subway Every Day
Here's the important footnote to all of this, though. The internet is not actually as negative as your feed might suggest. Research tracking news posts across multiple countries has found that negative content is less prevalent than it appears, but earns disproportionate attention because engagement algorithms surface it first.
#25
Wang Yan Wasn't A Millionaire As Mentioned Here But Was An Above Middle Class Guy Who Earned Well
#26
This Is The Kinda Energy We Need
#27
My Mother, On The Brink Of Homelessness Herself, Stopping To Care For Homeless Man And His Dog
Positive, kind, and generous content exists in enormous quantities and often quietly outnumbers the grim stuff. It just doesn't fight as hard for visibility. Which is exactly why spaces dedicated to uplifting and wholesome content matter more than they might seem. Counteracting a tilted system doesn't require dismantling it. Sometimes it's as simple as deliberately looking for the good stuff, sharing it when you find it, and letting collections like this one do a bit of the heavy lifting.
#31
This Person Typed Out 8+ Paragraphs Of Captions On A Video For A Deaf Person. Very Sweet
Liliana Spiro 29 minutes ago
On that note, if any of my fellow Pandas have a bit of time over and want to help out in a very non-demanding way, I highly recommend checking out the app, 'Be My Eyes'. It's for blind/vision impaired individuals that use the app when they need help with vision related challenges in their everyday life. If one can't answer the video call, then it connects to another volunteer connected to the service
#32
A Texas Dad Sold Off His Business To Build A Theme Park Nonprofit
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 1 hour ago
I just looked on Google Maps, and what struck me is that every single space in the car park is disabled. I know people will say "Well, duh!" but it's not something I, as ab abled bodied person, would have thought about.
#33
Humanity
#34
Teen, 14, Diagnosed With Rare Cancer, Used His Single Make-A-Wish Gift Not For Himself But Others In His Community
#35
I'm A Cook In A Restaurant. Someone Came In, Told The Hostess To Give These To Every Employee And Immediately Left. I Didn't Even Get To Thank The Person Because They Were Already Gone
#36
She Donated A Kidney To A Friend, Then Part Of Her Liver To A Stranger's Child, Ucsd's First Double Living Donor
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 1 hour ago
It's nice that she donated liver, but I'm pretty sure it's supposed to go *inside* the recipient.
#37
Good To Know There's Great People Out Here
#38
Here's Some Uplifting Headlines In These Dark Times
Cat Palmer 2 hours ago
Ooh, seagrass. I spent three years working for an organisation that partnered in seagrass projects, and know more about this interesting family of plants than anyone else wants to know!
#40
This Is What Making A Difference Looks Like
#41
To The Woman That Paid For Our Prom Meal, We Thank You For Making Our Evening Even More Enjoyable
#42
My Husband Has Cancer, And Just Had Surgery This Past Wednesday. Found This In Our Mailbox This Morning, From Our Landlords
#44
If This Happens, Will Be Such A Blessing
#45
The Fact Over $2 Million+ Has Been Raised For Ahmed Al Ahmed - Bondi Hero
#46
The Trinity Of Wholesomeness
#47
Not All Hero’s Wear Capes, Some Work The Aisle On American Airlines
On a recent American Airlines flight that was only about half full, a flight attendant went out of his way to make sure passengers were comfortable. Instead of leaving people randomly packed together, he helped spread passengers throughout the cabin, avoided seating strangers directly next to groups when possible, and made sure nobody was unnecessarily crammed into a full row.
I’ve seen plenty of flights where no effort is made, especially when larger passengers end up squeezed into crowded rows and constantly getting bumped by people passing through the aisle, despite there being empty seats available elsewhere. He simply took a few extra minutes to make everyone’s experience a little better. Those small acts of thoughtfulness and consideration can make a huge difference when you’re traveling.
So here’s a shoutout to this dude on American Airlines. The world needs more people who take the time to make life a little easier for others.
Faith in humanity restored ❤️✈️
#48
In Front Of A House Near Where I Live. Looking Out For Each Other
#49
She Took 40 Bites To Save A Baby’s Life
#50
It’s For All Of You…
Liliana Spiro 15 minutes ago
Sadly, what has surfaced about Gaiman puts a massive damper on this, otherwise positive, interaction... :(
#53
This Is The Kinda Energy We Need
#54
I Found This Stuck To My Car Windshield The Other Day
#55
Seen Elsewhere. Faith In Humanity Restored
#56
Thanks To This Human !!!
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 1 hour ago
Context (from Reddit): "Went trailing at the Polly’s Cove near Halifax. And lost my car keys, only to realise when I was near my car. I FREAKED out !!!! Luckily it was my lucky day !!! Thanks"
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Liliana Spiro 13 minutes ago
Thanks, Justin and Justinas, for the post/article. I needed this. :)
Liliana Spiro 13 minutes ago
Thanks, Justin and Justinas, for the post/article. I needed this. :)
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