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I don't know if views are a good measure of anything anymore. I find that narrative control from position of authority is much more interesting. So, on Twitte
by mrtksn 3y ago
I don't know if views are a good measure of anything anymore.
I find that narrative control from position of authority is much more interesting.
So, on Twitter I have a very small following(~470 followers) and rarely anyone interacts with me but I also have a large-ish account on a prominent but relatively obscure Turkish social media website Eksi Sozluk with even less followers but that website has strict account creation procedures(it can take years to have your account accepted and your posts becoming public) and as a result it is viewed as a "reference" since spam floods are harder to organise as you will lose your hard earned account and I'm able to stir public discussions in Twitter and Reddit by posting on this relatively obscure website because people will often check what are the opinions and arguments on the matter in Eksi Sozluk.
It's known that ad agencies are astroturfing the place and offering people money to post but because it's a "prestige" place you don't see blatant spam. They will have to construct a compelling argument even if it's an ad or political campaign position, so it's still a valuable content. A well structured discussion on Eksi Sozluk is capable to stir quite an engagement on other social media platforms and people will fight their flamewars using the arguments taken straight from Eksi Sozluk.
- Lucasoato 3y ago> [...] that website has strict account creation procedures(it can take years to have your account accepted and your posts becoming public) and as a result it is viewed as a "reference" since spam floods are harder to organise as you will lose your hard earned account [...] It's curious that making a social network harder to access can (apparently) boost the quality of its posts.
- skydhash 3y agoPrivate trackers are a good examples of that. And Subreddits with karma rules. If your users have an attribute that is tied to credibility and status, and moderation can remove it, people will usually be civil.