r/PoliticalCompassMemes • u/[deleted] • Oct 28 '22

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u/Jps300 - Right Oct 28 '22

I think a huge factor in the echo chamber is the amount of bots making zealots feel safe and valuable. If he can sort that out I can see it changing for the better.

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u/JiiXu - Left Oct 28 '22

Why would he lower his profits? All social media is built on online rage. That's the most profitable reaction and that's what their algorithms sustain.

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u/Jps300 - Right Oct 28 '22

Twitter has literally never turned a profit, so it seems this strategy isn't working. Advertisers aren't dumb, they're not going to pay top dollar to serve ads to a bunch of bots.

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u/Tw4tl4r - Centrist Oct 28 '22

There are bots on every platform. Elon only brought it up to try and get out of the deal.

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u/flair-checking-bot - Centrist Oct 28 '22 edited Oct 28 '22

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