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I have been noticing this for so long now. It happens on HN too in a different way. People piggyback on someone else's top comment to get attention for their un
by searchableguy 6y ago
I have been noticing this for so long now. It happens on HN too in a different way. People piggyback on someone else's top comment to get attention for their unrelated reply.
On LinkedIn, people run connection farms. Someone asked about the specific word here yesterday.
In startup communities, it's appreciating each other to the extreme.
On Facebook, it's likes, shares and friend system.
On twitter, all of the above combined + people post anything popular for little bit of attention on the sad trending page, under popular people's tweet and so on.
On reddit, stealing content from a year before or two and repost.
On YouTube, reaction videos, stealing content and creating drama by attacking other youtubers.
- dvtrn 6y agoPeople piggyback on someone else's top comment to get attention for their unrelated reply. Happens to top level submissions too. Lately I just avoid reading comments to “Show HN” submissions because they’re often a combination of either “here’s what I use instead” or “I’m writing my own version of the same thing”. Which are fine but go make your own thread about it, gosh. - - - tiny voice inside my head: you see the irony, right? me, in response: I regret nothing. But yes.
- defen 6y agoYep. Most people don't realize it, but each platform is a game. You have large masses of people who engage with the platform earnestly since they don't realize it's a game, but then you have a relatively small number who consciously or not have figured out how to "cheat" at the game using the strategies you've described. The payoff can be attention, a job, a book deal, or simply the satisfaction of making people mad online.