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   🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱 (freemo@qoto.org)'s status on Saturday, 09-Dec-2023 15:27:54 JST 🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱

   Man what is going over on facebook.... The past 2 weeks every comment I leave on random posts (usually groups i dont follow) wind up getting 1K to 5K likes.

   I wonder if the algorithm finally figured out i was loosing interest...

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     🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱 (freemo@qoto.org)'s status on Saturday, 09-Dec-2023 15:53:55 JST 🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱

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     • Ruru! 🦉

     @lonelyowl I dont need it for anything, then again I dont need qoto for anything either.

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     Ruru! 🦉 (lonelyowl@freespeechextremist.com)'s status on Saturday, 09-Dec-2023 15:53:57 JST Ruru! 🦉

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     Facebook? What do you need it for, some job-related stuff?
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     🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱 (freemo@qoto.org)'s status on Saturday, 09-Dec-2023 16:01:42 JST 🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱

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     @lonelyowl I dunno, any place with humans is pretty unbearable... Someone needs to start a social media for dogs and people named me :)

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     Ruru! 🦉 (lonelyowl@freespeechextremist.com)'s status on Saturday, 09-Dec-2023 16:01:44 JST Ruru! 🦉

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     I learned that it's a really painful website, even more painful than the twitter :thonk:
     Maybe i'm wrong 🤷♀️
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     🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱 (freemo@qoto.org)'s status on Saturday, 09-Dec-2023 16:08:23 JST 🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱

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     @lonelyowl the algorithms generally prioritize engagement. Decisiveness tends to get you engagement.

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     Ruru! 🦉 (lonelyowl@freespeechextremist.com)'s status on Saturday, 09-Dec-2023 16:08:25 JST Ruru! 🦉

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     > I dunno, any place with humans is pretty unbearable
     
     This is true, but i've read articles that facebook is explicitly boosting posts with "hot takes" and other stuff provoking people to start shitting to increase engagement, so i choose to stay away from it.
     
     > Someone needs to start a social media for dogs and people named me
     
     I hope this person will add birds to the list of allowed species 😀
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     🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱 (freemo@qoto.org)'s status on Saturday, 09-Dec-2023 16:19:16 JST 🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱

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     @lonelyowl sadly no because a device comment is not one everyone universally hates, that wont create much debate. A divisive comment is likely to be one that half the people strongly support while the other half strongly condemn.

     Supporting Trump or Biden is likely to be far more divisive than thinking we should bring back slavery.

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     Ruru! 🦉 (lonelyowl@freespeechextremist.com)'s status on Saturday, 09-Dec-2023 16:19:17 JST Ruru! 🦉

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     I suppose it depends on how it's designed.
     
     I think it would be fair to say that "like" or "like and repost" is more likely to be positive engagement, while "comment with no like" is more likely to be negative engagement.
     The negative engagement (massive holywars) is lead people to spend more time on the website, so if your goal is maximize "whatever kind of engagement" it's easier to promote the negative one.