Engagement Farming on Twitter Can Be Diabolical.
Cyberbullying and dehumanization have increased recently, with Elon Musk's newfound Twitter promising millions at the of each month, and some of the things I see on Twitter are heartbreaking.
The system is so flawed that people will do anything to increase farm engagement. You see someone posting about their medical conditions, and one person responds with something degenerative. People freely post pornography and make toxic comments.
The Middle East War
The war in the middle East is creating online enemies who cannot shoot themselves from the comfort of their keypad, and Twitter is the haven
They incite religious wars and arguments, causing people of different races to fight one another, they post the dead bodies of war victims to encourage farm engagement.
It is as if a regular person subscribes once a month and starts posting unbelievable things to make money. People do not care about empathy or sensitivity, and they enjoy bringing others down.
Dark Humor Memes
I saw a post about an armless man who recently married, and people were making dark jokes about him and saying a variety of things. Some would argue that anyone can say whatever they want, but I sometimes get the impression that web2 applications are designed solely for profit, with no regard for whether they raise or build a mindless generation of people.
Sometimes Elon Musk posts things that cause outrage, and a lot of people jump on it, resulting in millions of impressions.
To business owners, people are primarily numbers. Many people believe that someone like him (Musk) cares about everyone, but nowadays, Twitter is designed to generate numbers and impressions out of thin air in order to increase revenue from advertisers and return some of that revenue to these guys who call themselves creators.
The reason Twitter is currently mindless is that sanity is not profitable; anything regular, orderly, and decorous does not generate much buzz.
On the flip side
I am not saying Twitter has nothing positive to offer; rather, I believe that the concept of monetization has made it very morbid. To be considered, you must have a blue tick, as this is the new design. It is a rat race in which anyone can do whatever it takes to get the bag because there is a fee involved and the option to unlock all monetization opportunities.
I have heard of a man who sold a company his Twitter account for $90k; it seems that Twitter suspended the user's account upon discovering the transaction. They are aware, of course, that anyone can register, develop, and sell an account if they permit this. Elon would suffer commercially from this, and others would profit more from similar endeavors.
Web2
In web2 you have to give 100% to earn 10% , and this is why people sometimes needs to give 1000% before they get 100% and this is why monetization schemes on a place like X is diabolical. People are always thinking of evil ways to engage in farming, and they usually do so at the expense of other people.
This is one of the I appreciate Hive. In the conventional web2, we are aware that a minority generates revenue, with the majority assisting the minority in reaching that total. Web 2 places a lot of emphasis on numbers, which is why it will stop at nothing to maximize its ability to take advantage of users' presence.
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Hmmmmm
In this case, I wouldn't say I don't know what to say but creating a space for people to freely dispose their unhealthy views on issues isn't right.
I wish something could be done about it because those victims may not come up to defend themselves but emotionally, they are dying in silence.
I think it's the same for most web2 platforms but it's becoming more apparent on Twitter. I scroll Twitter everyday and what I see most times is saddening. People are now incentivized to farm, so.
That's life, there must always be those that don't care how their activities on the net affect others life.
Humans have emotions, we are never stones and one man's actions can either affect another positively or negatively.
It's how it is on Twitter.. I think sometimes there are people who feel good when mocking others.
I totally agree with everything you said , X is not a place for the weak, I hate how people are so blunt there.
They're not only blunt, brutal, ungodly, and without any form of empathy.
Exactly!!
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It's sad when people only care about profit at the expense of being human. And you are right, some online interactions have become so extreme that it's a good question how the new generation will be raised, with what moral or ethical compasses, in this environment they spend so much time in, seeing their idols act the way they do.
That is why I don't use social media like X any more. Too much garbage and it's very hard to become monetized, I've seen many try and all have failed. Definitely not for me!
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Wait oo, is that why I have been seeing all manner of rubbish in Twitter recently? I didn't even know about this update from Elon musk, that's how much I am not updated with happenings on Twitter
But recently, I have just been patrolling, checking things there and indeed, people dump anything just to attract engagement..
That's really terrible...I hope Elon musk see this and rethink
No wonder this popular saying that money is the root of all evils
It's a system where they ensure they make profits and throw a tiny bit at the users. I am not surprised but I moved away from social media in general because of how toxic it can be. I prefer Hive where there is less drama.
What I don't like from the internet nowadays is that they like to make things bigger. Well, Twitter is one of course. People can post so much hatred there and destroy one another.
Web2, Twitter inclusive is actually the worst side of social media that's why Hive would always stand out as unique.
Chaos and insanity is definitely one of the best ways to make profit. I think that's why we'll never stop seeing this outrageous and extreme posts that generate a lot of reaction from many users. In a way, it's human nature to overly focus on the non-ordinary over the ordinary.