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?
Ad revenue is proportional to engagement; outrage drives repeat engagement.
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.
What a trash ‘answer.’