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Stop Talking to Each Other and Start Buying Things (slrpnk.net)

submitted 2 months ago by Anbalsilfer@lemmy.ml to c/bestoflemmy@lemmy.world

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[–] jet@hackertalks.com 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Why is the post about reddit a "best of Lemmy" post?

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

For me on voyager, the link directs to a comment below on that post left by Rubisco, which links to an article about restricting communication to encourage people to purchase things, which I assume the OP considered worthy of posting here.

[–] Rubisco@slrpnk.net 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

The link worked (on Jerboa) for me, mate. Not sure why they caught hell here. Maybe folk didn't bother to actually click through? Idk.

I bet if one makes a post specifically for Valente's piece it will climb fast. I figured most of lemmy had already seen it, then it quickly got upvoted and commented. -shrugs-

edit: Wow, was I wrong or what?

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 1 points 2 months ago

Maybe folk didn't bother to actually click through? Idk.

Much like on Reddit, standard practice is skimming the headline, looking at the thumbnail and then voting and occasionally commenting. A rare percentage of the time something looks interesting enough to earn a click through.

I wish I could say I was above such behaviour but I have certainly been guilty of it myself.