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102 sats \ 2 replies \ @unschooled 16 Jul \ on: Pay to post fixes AI slop AI
convenience and ignorance.
i recently invited a friend and got them to use sn. he said, "but im going to lose money paying to post."
yes, you might. that's the point. people dont shit post, because the incentives discourage it.
the rewards are an important part of this, which, once he understood, made lots of sense.
i realized that theres a lot to explaining this (trust score, zaprank, etc.), and that this may, perhaps, be why SN uptake is slow.
It's funny how we think of "losing money to pay."
If your friend buys a burger at a restaurant, they don't necessarily feel like they are losing money. Or if they buy a plane ticket to go on vacation. They are getting something for their money.
The same is true for pay to post, but somehow it doesn't feel the same in our minds.
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posting on sn feels more like buying a big mac during monopoly season, doesnt it?
in addition to the 'product,' you stand to gain a reward. your odds might be better than gambling though.
maybe that's whats so addictive about it.
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