• WabiSabiPapi@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    scrub the influencer brainworms from your gray matter for one moment and produce a critical thought–

    engagement with what, exactly?

    the signal which carries no message is white noise.

    meaningless engagement is distraction, wasted bandwidth.

    an emoji is not a meaningful improvement to the material condition of the working class, or a threat to the status quo. It’s not even relevant to the abolition of work.

    • prenupbutter@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      You’re responding as if they’ve expressed any sort of opinion on that but it’s just facts. It’s just a fact of the state of “journalism” and how online content works now. Higher engagement means more reach, it’s just SEO/marketing shit. These companies aren’t doing it for the betterment of society.