Quite common point of the post is to convey some information.
Information intended ro evoke an emotional response!
What emotion did you hope to evoke, by posting this?
OP uses irritation! It’s super effective!
Arousal.
First time here, huh?
All cognition has an emotional component, so you have to be more specific. Once you get more specific, then you’ll see that music and art communities are different.
This is true on algorithmic platforms that reward “engagement” of any kind. I didn’t get that sense from pre 2010 Facebook or Twitter and I don’t get that sense on fediverse platforms.
What post
Is the other 1% to evoke an electrical response?
(The same could be said of most songs, poetry, fiction.)
Someday we will invent a way to convey emotions without that intermediate step. That will be impressive.
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What makes you think a post has only one point? It’s a curious notion, but I would imagine the vast majority of posters have multiple reasons for sharing what they share.
Obviously people are often posting things they think others might care about, but that doesn’t tell us anything about anything at all.
Why did you lead with a question just there? Yes, for the emotion. It’s like you can’t help it.
Your premise is flawed. A question doesn’t beg an emotion, it begs a response. The response could be completely devoid of emotion.
Sorry cybertron, begging is totally an evocation of emotion. That’s its power. That’s why you do it.
something something SLAMS
OH MY GOD THIS PISSES ME OFF SOOOOO MUCH
Describe in single words only the good things that come into your mind about your mother.
I’ve seen things, you people wouldn’t believe,
Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion
I’ve watched C-beams glitter in the dark, near the Tannhauser gate
All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain…
Time… to die…
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