Fake news creators pay to promote their clickbait content. Content that plays on people’s fears. Of course people are going to click on it. Then it reinforces t

Fake news creators pay to promote their clickbait content. Content that plays on people’s fears. Of course people are going to click on it. Then it reinforces the algorithms that are designed to show it more often. It becomes a feedback loop driving crap to the surface. This is happening everywhere. It’s the evolution of social media driven by algorithms to maximize profit. The better question is: why doesn’t everyone leave these platforms?