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Difference between being paid out by advertisers versus people who value your content
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Diagnosis is correct. Lets see if Matt Walsh remains a crying baby in perpetuity, or starts seeking a solution.
Preach it!
Being paid by advertisers focuses on appealing to algorithms and ad metrics, while being supported by people values genuine connection and creative freedom.
Wow a clown complains about the circus
It is almost like centralized payout βvalueβ models create perverse incentives. Peer to peer, zaps for value models for life!
The type of engagement farming heβs describing is not necessarily new, but itβs gotten far worse and more prevalent there because itβs now incentivized via ad revenue sharing. Nostr fosters #V4V which incentivizes more authenticity in our content and engagement with each other.
Nostr,simply smarter.
It's one of the reasons why i can't watch or read any news anymore, ever. That too, amongst other problems, is mostly about click bait titles to make a buck from ads. It's entertainment masquerading as real world events.
Producing the spam content on X is also soul sapping. Such a bad feeling inside to be producing garbage content.