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(DIR) Post #AXVVWSDCQslYP4Y23k by lowqualityfacts@mstdn.social
2023-07-09T04:51:18Z
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I saw someone argue that shitposters can't succeed on Mastodon because their posts won't go viral due to the lack of an algorithm.As a counterpoint to their belief I would like to introduce exhibit A, whatever the hell this account is.
(DIR) Post #AXVVnWwq4pv0102Q5I by passenger@kolektiva.social
2023-07-09T04:54:24Z
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@lowqualityfacts I wonder what their definition of "succeed" is.
(DIR) Post #AXVVwgmWsvAR7VaCsC by lehi@tosk.in
2023-07-09T04:56:01Z
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@lowqualityfacts It's the logarithm!
(DIR) Post #AXVWCzlm3YHWdw0NYe by Heinzenstein@troet.cafe
2023-07-09T04:59:00Z
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@lowqualityfacts Well, it's an account that distributes facts. Not the best quality of 'em, though.
(DIR) Post #AXVWOToCiBHczecNCC by pawsplay@dice.camp
2023-07-09T05:01:04Z
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@lowqualityfacts I just had one of my toots do numbers for the first time, and honestly it's kind of a pain in the ass. I had to learn to clear my notifications.
(DIR) Post #AXVXYyNM1Feke3ctuK by CraigKendrickNZ@mastodon.nz
2023-07-09T05:14:09Z
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@lowqualityfacts fair call bud fair call. 😂👍
(DIR) Post #AXVYDsDnnwrXQof56W by KanaMauna@sauropods.win
2023-07-09T05:21:34Z
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@lowqualityfacts They’re just jealous of your power. Open the flood gates.
(DIR) Post #AXVZehCSzSxP1POH5M by Basic_Bench@mstdn.social
2023-07-09T05:37:38Z
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@lowqualityfacts"If shit posters don't exist on mastodon where do all the shit posts come from?"
(DIR) Post #AXVcTLNA6VJw0Bfi3k by auroraflora@urusai.social
2023-07-09T06:09:11Z
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@lowqualityfacts That's cuz humor doesn't need an algorithm to force-feed itself to users!People will naturally follow stuff that's funny or interesting.
(DIR) Post #AXVeWmiH6nqRZfJdOy by PirateJoie@mastodon.social
2023-07-09T06:32:06Z
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@lowqualityfacts 🤣😂🤣😂
(DIR) Post #AXVenaqSUFWrgn9sp6 by GuerillaGrue@hachyderm.io
2023-07-09T06:35:15Z
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@lowqualityfacts I mean, counterpoint to your counterpoint: I follow you because you post stuff that is often legitimately funny and irreverent.When I think of "shitposting," I think of the assholes who jump in and "pretend" (or claim to be pretending) to be racists, misogynists or homophobes because they think it's funny making other folks upset. Likewise, the folks ostensibly on the left who bait right-wingers just to make them angry rather than to actually change things.Fun ain't shit.
(DIR) Post #AXVfXH6KE8whm6MXjc by otheorange_tag@mstdn.social
2023-07-09T06:43:31Z
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@lowqualityfacts "That just makes sense!" :ablobcatgooglymlemjumping:
(DIR) Post #AXVg3MaZMJy23soHWC by Alkaris@meow.social
2023-07-09T06:49:18Z
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@lowqualityfacts I like to call these kind of posts as low quality posts, and expecting it to go places with some algorithm pushing it to the top.
(DIR) Post #AXVhpn6ACT0s8MFBE8 by TransitBiker@urbanists.social
2023-07-09T07:09:16Z
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@lowqualityfacts how dare you.
(DIR) Post #AXVi5O2j7hq33j4aci by sporp@kolektiva.social
2023-07-09T07:12:05Z
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@lowqualityfacts shitposting is done for its own sake. The lack of quality repudiates the culture of professionalism and hustle. If a poster's goal is to go viral, then they aren't shitposting.
(DIR) Post #AXViCQO4nzyoMCPnQu by 0x56@tech.lgbt
2023-07-09T07:13:22Z
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@lowqualityfacts you won't go viral due to the lack of an algorithm. i won’t go viral due to a lack of comedic valuewe are not the same
(DIR) Post #AXViEwAJctfHUhB0ds by transcaffeine@mond-basis.eu
2023-07-09T07:13:49Z
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@lowqualityfacts "shitposters can't succeed on Mastodon" *looks at timeline* sometimes i wish that was true!
(DIR) Post #AXVjzJpm3i8kAzFUau by smileodonicthys@jorts.horse
2023-07-09T07:33:25Z
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@lowqualityfacts mastodon is definitely better for shitposting than Threads. The average Shit poster would be banned in hours for telling a terf to suck their weenus or something
(DIR) Post #AXVnIEBfZs9I1lCMTo by ErictheCerise@kolektiva.social
2023-07-09T08:10:25Z
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@lowqualityfactsAgain, I smell the whiff of—at least—middling quality here.But in the spirit of Fedi camraderie, I'll overlook it.
(DIR) Post #AXVrNCkMlB3qpC3X2u by AHU4y5aWnraB3XHz0a.mxtthxw@mxtthxw.art
2023-07-09T08:56:03Z
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@lowqualityfacts I only follow you for sharp political analysis though.
(DIR) Post #AXW1uFFpSPUPhQAMEK by johnvoltz@sfba.social
2023-07-09T10:54:10Z
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@lowqualityfacts Shitposters not going viral IS success.However, Low quality facts are gold.(fact quality warning implied)
(DIR) Post #AXW6CXAhylLYIYkOPY by IreneMoews@vmst.io
2023-07-09T11:42:07Z
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@lowqualityfacts Even here I've read posts that were rather aggressive and contained fake. These type of posts will increase as people f.ex. of the far-right use every possibility to extend their opinions. Thema booster by retooting will be very dangerous.
(DIR) Post #AXW7FnV9ozlZldQr0i by amart@hachyderm.io
2023-07-09T11:54:05Z
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@lowqualityfacts @lisamelton Shitposters (appealing to Neanderthal brain) not the same as Sarcasm (appealing to high level reasoning)Because of the audience (at least the people I see) shitposters go nowhere here but sarcasm can take off. Of course I could be totally wrong and just enjoying the superiority that comes from saying I’m not a Neanderthal. 🤷♂️
(DIR) Post #AXW9GtUHFfXeWuffRQ by Jorsh@beige.party
2023-07-09T12:16:41Z
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@lowqualityfacts Mastodon is fucking with shitposters, which is beautiful.
(DIR) Post #AXWAUsmEn06OKqJ1zE by WecanbeGyros@mstdn.social
2023-07-09T12:30:25Z
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@lowqualityfacts and your read that persons shit post, Exhibit 2.
(DIR) Post #AXWBgwb0W5bZbmMu0m by ehler@musician.social
2023-07-09T12:43:47Z
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@lowqualityfacts @mastodonmigration More of a counterpoint: shitposts didn't need to be picked up by the algorithm to be fun to do on twitter. Shitposting on there found its form long before the existence of the algorithmic timeline. Things like favstar were a boon to it, though.
(DIR) Post #AXWDnSE61nP3M1srke by kierkegaank@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-07-09T13:07:18Z
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@lowqualityfacts Shitposters is the best thing about the place
(DIR) Post #AXWGr8tAANq4OtXiSW by writeblankspace@fosstodon.org
2023-07-09T13:41:39Z
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@lowqualityfacts explain how Stux's account is always on the popular timeline. Explain why that isn't 'viral'. Things CAN go viral here!
(DIR) Post #AXWI8ZorONkInkPK0u by meeko@furry.engineer
2023-07-09T13:56:03Z
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@lowqualityfacts So what you're saying is... skill issue
(DIR) Post #AXWTihv1r43tqHiw6q by admin@denton.social
2023-07-09T16:05:45Z
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@lowqualityfactsWhat they mean is you can't just say some bullshit like, "hot take but slow walkers should be assaulted," and amass one billion followers overnight.
(DIR) Post #AXWfV9OI7JDCROiGdE by freelashotscenegf@mastodon.social
2023-07-09T18:17:49Z
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@lowqualityfacts Or my account
(DIR) Post #AXWl4gqiD87M7Hlxgm by Edelruth@mastodon.online
2023-07-09T19:11:19Z
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@lowqualityfacts I'm very fond of exhibit A.
(DIR) Post #AXX95XdGMWkgiiQ8vY by billcipher@mstdn.social
2023-07-09T23:49:23Z
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@lowqualityfacts those people forget how important low effort posts are to the ecosystem of any social media.Absolutely necessary! :blobfoxsignyes:"Low friction makes the ball roll" -Some science book:blobcatroll:
(DIR) Post #AXXFgexUgZNFsjxxVQ by antifawarlord@mastodon.social
2023-07-10T01:03:18Z
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@lowqualityfacts People seem to forget that algorithms aren't a prerequisite for virality. Things can go viral just fine with people sharing things and intentionally boosting stuff. It just means things go viral because actual people decided to make it go viral, not some algorithm pushing stuff it thinks should go viral.
(DIR) Post #AXY1ZvPPv98wfsshgO by fkamiah17@toot.wales
2023-07-10T09:59:55Z
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@lowqualityfacts I was really disappointed the other day to here some of the political commentators I *really* like and admire coming out with the "Mastodon's too hard" line. They've all gone to Threads, by the looks of their Twatter feeds.
(DIR) Post #AYIeQQzC1Zka1QULjs by adriano@lile.cl
2023-08-01T21:51:48Z
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@lowqualityfacts It's really funny how they use the phrase "town square" to mean " billions of people"
(DIR) Post #AYIeo9ALvk7phj11Dk by dreamwinder@mstdn.social
2023-08-01T21:56:13Z
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@lowqualityfacts Wait, so they think “virality” can only be achieved artificially? That seems counter to the very definition.
(DIR) Post #AYIeqJ3E9I2uwQiDia by bytebro@mastodonapp.uk
2023-08-01T21:56:33Z
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@lowqualityfacts You are clearly a genius salesman, and I now need you to market my new brand of Flux Capacitor. Don't suppose you might know anyone who owns a DeLorean?
(DIR) Post #AYIf4UBnXABjXYTyc4 by TwilightSunder@ohai.social
2023-08-01T21:59:08Z
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@lowqualityfacts I follow you on all my rp accounts because you're hilarious.
(DIR) Post #AYIfrb78ZmkJCsikbI by jamesthebard@social.linux.pizza
2023-08-01T22:07:59Z
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@lowqualityfacts This is some pretty solid evidence.
(DIR) Post #AYIgB8mTd0Mv7mNMfI by Mordantivore@kolektiva.social
2023-08-01T22:11:31Z
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@lowqualityfacts *takes a dab* i shitpost for myself, for the tradition of poets commenting upon the universe and osiris himself can weigh all these electrons against any feather stolen by capitalism and i'd still come up more purevirality is for amateursthe real work is done in the dark
(DIR) Post #AYIgcL3S6Pjt0fHjCS by AirlockDoc@c.im
2023-08-01T22:16:23Z
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@lowqualityfacts might I suggest trying to post low quality facts about shit? No, I mean excrement itself. Like the average person shit 9567 lbs a month. That would go viral.
(DIR) Post #AYIgcgxAgRmqvYW1Sq by Csosorchid@universeodon.com
2023-08-01T22:16:32Z
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@lowqualityfacts I go for quality, not quantity.
(DIR) Post #AYIh2Sjy9KjKNMd2kC by gpowerf@qoto.org
2023-08-01T22:21:11Z
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@lowqualityfacts this is good natured shitposting as opposed to the usual agents of chaos that shitposters tend to be.
(DIR) Post #AYIhnUxbiIH8s5R6qO by Csosorchid@universeodon.com
2023-08-01T22:29:43Z
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@lowqualityfacts What a great way to interview potential sh*t posters to follow. Anyone expressing outrage, using the word organic or saying something thoughtful were easy follows.
(DIR) Post #AYImDN9PlswHzpYIfA by quietmarc@kolektiva.social
2023-08-01T23:19:00Z
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@lowqualityfacts It's true: I saw one of your posts and instantly caught the common cold. Truly viral stuff! :P
(DIR) Post #AYIy5O13rxaToTbTai by thegarbagebird@theblower.au
2023-08-02T01:32:13Z
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@lowqualityfacts i am an not sure how they are defining ‘success,’ but i am pretty sure i disagree with it anyway
(DIR) Post #AYJ5KIlUNI0pY9NY0W by thelazywriter@mstdn.ca
2023-08-02T02:53:19Z
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@lowqualityfacts @dis You might be a shitposter, but you’re a hard working shitposter. That’s what really matters: consistency! 😉
(DIR) Post #AYJGD9PXqweK0XuKI4 by jason@logoff.website
2023-08-02T04:55:18Z
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@lowqualityfacts … they do know that things went viral before the algorithmic timelines, right?
(DIR) Post #AYJIDNBKqxg0cqUjRo by troutish@aus.social
2023-08-02T05:17:42Z
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@lowqualityfacts lol also do they forget that *twitter* didn't really have an algorithm to begin with - it was just chronological?
(DIR) Post #AYK2Phfn5ZihXoYdJQ by claussy@sunny.garden
2023-08-02T13:55:24Z
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@lowqualityfacts Shitposting in the fediverse will succeed the way pre-web 2.0 shitposters succeeded: I actually have no idea but somehow it happened.