Why is there such a large amount of Nazi, fascist, conservative, Republican, and bootlicking related posts on other platforms compared to the Fediverse?
And I believe it’s because outrage and hate drive engagement and that’s essentially the point of of social networks as they are really just fronts for ads.
Why is there such a large amount of Nazi, fascist, conservative, Republican, and bootlicking related posts on other platforms compared to the Fediverse?
What a trash ‘answer.’
Yes, it is. You are.
I guess that’s the inverse of the same question.
I think that’s their point.
And I believe it’s because outrage and hate drive engagement and that’s essentially the point of of social networks as they are really just fronts for ads.
Ad revenue is proportional to engagement; outrage drives repeat engagement.