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I wonder if SN is discovering naturally that rage bait sells and is what economically sustains messaging platforms

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the evidence is undeniable

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It’s all from a boost though.

I guess it’s worth our while as spectators but what’s the incentive to post the rage bait in the first place and what exactly are we doing to encourage it?

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i think the point is that message boards can exploit human psychological tendency to get into fights

so there's no financial incentive to post the rage bait... but there's a non-zero chance that any individual will get caught up in rage bait and start spending money to engage in online verbal warfare

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This will be a fun thing to see play out

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Even @grayruby is getting into fights

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Rarely on SN but it does happen. My first fight on here was with Darth.

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