What is there to gain from “engagement bait” here, exactly?
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Mac@mander.xyz 1 day agoNot ragebait but engagement bait.
And here you are. lol
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
herrvogel@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Not here, but this is a screenshot from a video, likely from a platform where there is something to gain.
Mac@mander.xyz 1 day ago
You might consider that Lemmy isn’t the only social media in the world where images are posted.
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Your “And here you are” implied that it mattered here.
yermaw@sh.itjust.works 16 hours ago
Not that it matters, but that it worked.
Mac@mander.xyz 1 day ago
No it didn’t, there is a difference between implication and your assumptions. My “here you are” is me saying the bait worked, not that it has an effect here.
Also, just so you’re aware: comments do play a part in the algorithm here on Lemmy for people sorting by “Active”.
gmtom@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
Fediverse doesn’t promote posts based on comment engagement though, does it?
Mac@mander.xyz 18 hours ago
I know for ‘Active’ sort it does. I don’t think any of the other sort options do.
meekah@discuss.tchncs.de 13 hours ago
I’d assume it’s only a minority of people sorting by active, though