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> Tip Jar is an easy way to support the incredible voices that make up the conversation on Twitter. This is a first step in our work to create new ways for peop
by TeeMassive 5y ago
> Tip Jar is an easy way to support the incredible voices that make up the conversation on Twitter. This is a first step in our work to create new ways for people to receive and show support on Twitter – with money.
I hope this will create an incentive for people to be less partisan and divisive and look for donators outside of their algorithmic bubble.
- op03 5y agoYou can bet the russians and chinese will be busy tipping the biggest buffoons on all sides just to stir the pot. Right now they do it with Likes and Followers. So the most misguided people keep pointing at the counts to justify whatever they say, do or think. Before Twitter finding a large bunch of such people, characterized by 2 traits (1. they have no idea how misguided they are 2. they have endless energy and can spend 24x7 broadcasting bullshit) was very hard. Now you just have to search for a particular hashtag that signals crazy and tip the people with the highest posting frequencies. As long as you can find more people than the number that work at Twitter support you have ready made chaos injection system. No one seems to have any issues that the capability exists to impose such random ignorant reward mechanics at population scale. Ignorance is bliss.
- pjc50 5y agoRage is monetizable. The entire talk radio ecosystem exists on this basis, as do many political Patreons. And the people that got banned from Patreon.
- podgaj 5y agoYes, this. The delusion that greed, or the love of money, will always benefit society is a neoliberal myth.