Everything is driven by views, regardless of the reality of it. I like that we don't have to fall into that model here, though many people call for it.
but a maximizer gonna maximize.
Yes - so make make the most valuable way to maximize, the most beneficial for community/growth/purpose/health....
This platform can do better when the consumer is presented with an endless supply of 'impulse buys'. Just like Youtube. Once you get them here, you keep them here. Even when they do stumble into the platform because a search led them here, they have no clue they can earn a bit for leaving comments or supporting work. Most of the content on Youtube isn't viewed because of a search. Shares on social media drove traffic that way, then those people stuck around to see more.
Suggested to them by a bot trying to maximize advertising revenue. And they still stay there....
Most people in a cult have no idea they're in a cult. Robots make excellent cult leaders.
On a sidenote, there's a bit of a debate happening in the "here's" link...
will go have a look :)
If you want to take a shot at writing an article about the things I've been trying to say for years, have it at buddy!
Near the end of my previous life, it was my job to go around pitching ideas meant to turn a mess into a success. Eventually I ran out of problems to solve. Pitching nearly the same idea here for the past few years is turning into a nightmare. In a decentralized world, pitching an idea doesn't mean it's the only model to follow, it's simply one of many; but more often than not pitching an idea in a decentralized world is met with the centralized state of mind where people can't see beyond what's in front of them.