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by sunaookami 131 days ago
Single biggest mistake of Social Media was to pay users for what they post. Started with YouTube, went the same way with Facbook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter. People only post ragebait or engagement bait or play "the reply guy" with low-effort AI-generated content. Many people in countries like India and Pakistan are doing this because it pays better than their jobs. There was an interesting article on NHK that is always on the top of my mind when it's about this, I actually found it again: https://news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/na-k10014341931000 In Japan they are called "Impression Zombies", kinda fitting.