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> I think another factor is that they’re trying to quickly turn a massive ship that has, for years, self-selected users intent on heading in the direction of ou
by cptskippy 5y ago
> I think another factor is that they’re trying to quickly turn a massive ship that has, for years, self-selected users intent on heading in the direction of outrage and toxicity.
But are they actually trying to turn? They say they are but all evidence points to them maintaining the status quo because fear and outrage boost engagement and engagement is king.
- Applejinx 5y agoWell, that and rationalization. Everyone's subject to rationalization. You can say 'maintaining the status quo because fear and outrage boost engagement'… …and they can think 'we represent the social engagement of ALL people, how dare you tell us not to support genocide fanciers when our data shows that's a solid 27% of our actual platform'… …and then they can say 'we are trying to turn the massive ship, Senator' and tell each other 'stay the course, we have a responsibility to ALL our users', and the whole time, engagement will still be king. People don't always know why they're doing what they're doing, and even if they do, they won't always tell you.