I'm getting a much higher volume of engagement with a more diverse set of folks, with 100+ followers here than with 2000 followers on birdsite.
Seriously, what gives? Any explanations?
After a few conversations, here's my conclusion:
1. There's no AI/ algo here controlling the flow of what people view.
2. Birdsite's AI/ algo (perhaps intentionally?) favors content with high emotion/ confrontation/ anger because it elicits reality-TV reactions
3. My content (like me) is very non-edgy, non-confrontational. I'm happy to be sweet, analytical, funny and soothing.
4. Therefore, I'm invisible on birdsite, and the absence of an algo actually favors #chill #pleasant content here.
Birdsite's algo actively elbows out civil behavior to make space for dramatic screaming matches. No wonder it triggers people! It's designed to do so. Birdsite smartly turns your anger into engagement and then into advertising dollars.
It's not just about people being "bad". Birdsite's algo actively wants you to be bad. Very very BAD 😈
Holycrap no wonder my anxiety shoots through the roof when I use bird site.
I knew about the ‘envy algos’ but never even thought that there could be ‘rage algos’
How could we have been that stupid?
We have the brightest minds trying to figure out how to get people pissed !!
Great going human race !!
