20 sats \ 3 replies \ @cleaningup12 14 Jan \ on: You’re a slut and a whore for the algorithm. culture
Disagree, consistency is the key word
The algorithm gives absolute zero fucks about you or your content
Number 1 priority for the algorithm is ad revenue
Where can we park our ads?
Who is catchy edgy current yes! But who uploads consistently? Who can we rely on to farm out shit after shit after shit
consistency is the key word
Consistency is necessary but not sufficient because ...
The algorithm gives absolute zero fucks about you or your contentNumber 1 priority for the algorithm is ad revenue
... number 1 priority for companies who want to run ads on platforms is to not get associated with "bad" content.
So certain forms of content is hard to monetize with ads. I think monetization was implied with this since you need money to be able to do something full time:
You’re looking for that viral moment so it opens up the door and you can do the thing full time.
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This is a nice complementary thought!
However, I think most of us struggle on keeping the required focus when staying in front of a screen. There's always plenty of noise, from system alerts to notifications to ads... some tools help to reduce the noise and we still being easily distracted by the amount of content that surround what we are looking for.
Let's see if we can build tech that can help to clean up all this mess!
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Agreed, Bitcoin being a prime example, with mainstream platforms covering thumbnails with investor protection warnings
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