It's interesting to see the modern content model being tried on Mastodon, with some success (because I see the boosts, although n=1 here so 🤷 )
Here's how it works:
Johnny Big-Follower Tech Personality writes an article - largely negative - about $CURRENT_THING that article is shared on $CURRENT_THING, generating clicks, revenue, and the fabled 'buzz' craved by every marketing dickhead in the land.
Rinse and repeat.
It is engaged with because it's seen as validation of the platform; here is this big shot (but he's ever so humble!) writing about our pet, and even if he's been here two minutes, it's nice to be noticed right?
@sullybiker ohhhh is this about something specific because i mustve missed it
@aimlessComposer There's been a few, but the latest is Aral Balkan
@aimlessComposer part of the tech influencer sphere. That community and I hate to say it and the infosec community have a groupie problem. It's sort of icky.
@sullybiker ohhhh got it
i dont keep up with like
people and stuff. i got way too much to do so unless i watch videos u make or actually talk with u i just dunno who u are so that makes sense lol
@aimlessComposer It's too close to my day job and Linkedin and all that shit. I can't stand it.
@sullybiker cannot stand linkedin the vibes are attrocious its like business facebook
@aimlessComposer I was at a table full of their employees at a conference in Montreal a few years back. They were alright actually.
@sullybiker thats good at least
wish the moderation team cared at all about weird way too forward "recruiters" and scam offers but like
glad the people working on it are mostly normal lol
@aimlessComposer Some of the nicest people I'd met were devs from Facebook, in LA (Don't feel sorry for me haha)
@sullybiker fb employees seems pretty cool i just cant stand zuck
@sullybiker i dunno who that is are they on the journo instance i got that muted