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In response to ""It enrages me that people think this way." -- (pic)" by mud

I disagree; on social media platforms, reach is everything. Reach feeds the algorithm.

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Sep 2 '24, 10:55

A quote-post literally amplifies, because it feeds the algorithm with engagement juice.

There are ways to call things out that don't contribute to reach.

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Yup. It’s a pretty simple concept. And it’s not surprising that someone who benefits from it is defending it. -- nm - David Sep 2, 11:47
The moment everyone plays by those rules, it's reasonable. That's not reality. Bullshit spreads and unchecked it swamps the system (see 2016 w/ Hill - Will Hunting Sep 2, 11:26 1
- Most Internet rage baiters don't do any of that 3D chess. They're just outraged addicted to their own adrenaline and expecting likes and follows - con_carne Sep 2, 13:06
Truth. It's similar to the bully philosophy. If you ignore them, they lose their power. - Mop🧹 Sep 2, 11:13 9
- OTOH, if you don't call out then others in the 'reach' will accept it as a valid idea. IE: anti semetic/racist -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 2, 12:11
- In a perfect world I would agree. But it's not like it's not going to get amplified if people don't call it out. It just goes out without context or - pmb Sep 2, 11:40 1
  - Mop is talking about "This is an outrage!" raging. That's different from all this admirable context you expect from people. - con_carne Sep 2, 13:00
- y'all are pretty naive I fear -- nm - mud Sep 2, 11:28 4
  - I feel like a critical part of what I said has been missed. - Beryllium Sep 2, 11:58 3
    - I can't tell if you're speaking to Yashar or me, or what your overall aim is, so maybe I'll just clear all my posts with you before I continue .. -- (edited) - mud Sep 2, 12:08 2
      - A quote tweet is a retweet of a tweet from another user with a comment. - con_carne Sep 2, 12:50
      - I meant mop and the others. I'm saying that you're right, it does need to be called out, just in a way that doesn't feed the monster. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 2, 12:27
- I ask myself that very question most days. (NM) - Marlowe Sep 2, 11:16

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I disagree; on social media platforms, reach is everything. Reach feeds the algorithm.

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