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I especially hate the trend of people deliberately saying something controversial, to get more comments/likes/publicity. One recent example is Piers Morgan in
by osrec 5y ago
I especially hate the trend of people deliberately saying something controversial, to get more comments/likes/publicity.
One recent example is Piers Morgan in the UK, who randomly decided to criticise Emma Raducanu, a rather likeable British teenager, who just won the US open without dropping a set (including in qualifying rounds)! I can't understand why he would do that, other than to stir up some controversy, and get himself back in the public eye. Either way, it worked.
- cheschire 5y agoAnd now that you've shared it here, you've contributed to the success of the marketing campaign.
- quickthrower2 5y agoKind of! I know who I’ll be ignoring now
- amelius 5y agoI generally have more respect for journalists than athletes, because the former group contributes more to society. But in this case, yuck.
- woko 5y agoIt would be interesting to monitor his number of followers before/after the controversy. For information, John Gibson, CEO of Tripwire Interactive, which is a videogame publisher, recently tweeted a controversial opinion about abortion, then had to step down from his job, yet his number of followers increased from 2.5K to 9K in the process. This can be seen on websites like: https://socialblade.com/twitter/user/rammjaeger/monthly https://socialblade.com/twitter/user/rammjaeger/monthly Picture: https://i.imgur.com/poc1QcE.png https://i.imgur.com/poc1QcE.png Edit: when it comes to Piers Morgan, it does not seem to have been worth it. The last bump of followers happened in March. Reference: https://socialblade.com/twitter/user/piersmorgan/monthly https://socialblade.com/twitter/user/piersmorgan/monthly Picture: https://i.imgur.com/s7145UK.png https://i.imgur.com/s7145UK.png