Comment on Islandium

• samus12345@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  What is there to gain from “engagement bait” here, exactly?

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  • Mac@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    You might consider that Lemmy isn’t the only social media in the world where images are posted.

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    • samus12345@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Your “And here you are” implied that it mattered here.

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      • yermaw@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Not that it matters, but that it worked.

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      • Mac@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        No it didn’t, there is a difference between implication and your assumptions. My “here you are” is me saying the bait worked, not that it has an effect here.

        Also, just so you’re aware: comments do play a part in the algorithm here on Lemmy for people sorting by “Active”.

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  • herrvogel@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Not here, but this is a screenshot from a video, likely from a platform where there is something to gain.

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• gmtom@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Fediverse doesn’t promote posts based on comment engagement though, does it?

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  • Mac@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I know for ‘Active’ sort it does. I don’t think any of the other sort options do.

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    • meekah@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I’d assume it’s only a minority of people sorting by active, though

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