alt Hacker NewsAnd of course those criticisms can and should be dismissed if the creators goals are purely to maximize engagement
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boelboel • yesterday at 4:46 PM
You can dismiss criticisms of theft if you look at the goals of the thiefs
wat10000 • yesterday at 5:30 PM
The goal of purely maximizing engagement should itself be dismissed.
Forgeties79 • yesterday at 5:35 PM
Lying, grifting, and promoting conspiracies online also maximizes engagement and drives revenue. I guess we should go ahead and do that too.
This whole conversation makes me want to throw up
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No that _is_ the criticism