Yeah; it's a shame, cause at its core a lot of these platforms are meant to connect people who create things with people who might be interested in those creati

Yeah; it's a shame, cause at its core a lot of these platforms are meant to connect people who create things with people who might be interested in those creations. But it all hinges on the algorithm to make that connection, and that algorithm can be gamed, and it's further conflicted by incentives like ads, and incentives like creators getting paid by views!