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		LastTrain 65 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I am stepping down as the CEO of Mastodon The issue with social media isn’t with encouraging or content creators, it is with how consumers are conditioned.

krapp 65 days ago [–]

The incentives are related and create a feedback loop. Give someone a number and they'll do whatever it takes to make that number go up.

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