Who the hell /doesn't/ optimize for engagement with a popular publication? Nobody. The metrics for engagement vary by publication and may be more base or positi

Who the hell /doesn't/ optimize for engagement with a popular publication? Nobody. The metrics for engagement vary by publication and may be more base or positive but they all do it by definition. I thought we already learned that from Yellow Journalism and all of the stupid moral panics like Rainbow Parties, Satanic Ritual Abuse, and Y2K fearmongering that didn't remotely make any sense even if every computer affected bricked itself.