@vektuz.bsky.social
42+ years of stuff keeps happening
Outrage is one of the easiest ways to drive engagement.
You'll find it on any platform that rewards engagement.
Rewarding engagement is basically a short road to a toxic, negative platform. It's not just the social networks though -news networks have learned this too and it is self selecting.
December 15, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Hot tip: now that people understand that "circle with arrow pointing at it" or "reaction face in front" is good bait in thumbnails, they are diversifying... The new bait is to highlight one (usually negative or evocative) word in a red box. Consider this your inoculation.
November 25, 2024 at 9:29 PM