So much of the internet is built on metrics meant to make you look attractive to advertisers. Most companies will always prioritize the metrics over real engagement, so until the metrics are able to reliably slash AI slop, there's little incentive to do anything about it.

Some users may not care if their engagement is coming from AI or real people, as long as they get engagement. I think Zuckerberg said something to this effect... like I can easily see how people get endorphins from AI likes and AI retweets, even if they know it's AI