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[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Social media garbage and engagement chum still leaks in here, too. People simply cannot help themselves.

But it’s made me check Lemmy less. I didn’t come here to see Blue Checkmarks on the front page.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The difference here is that it doesn't reward engagement. The reward is the engagement.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

But still, it’s funneling in content where the premise is gaming the system for engagement. It brings all that toxicity here, even if it doesn’t directly affect the original source on Twitter or wherever.

A great example is this, #5 on Lemmy.world’s front page for me:

https://lemmy.world/post/48552575

And it’s from a freaking Tech Bro. A straight up engagement farmer, if not bot written itself. Is the irony not obvious?