Oddbean new post about login | logout Is there a name for this kind of post, where somebody (usually on Xitter) posts an easy question everybody wants to answer because people like talking about themselves? What is the point of such a post? https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/183/413/909/951/754/original/7043e6c3ef878480.png
@6211bb94 Algorithms like engagement, so this will ensure this Xitter account appears in more feeds next time they post something. Particularly endemic in the podcast world, where there are about three or four large organisations forever posting "What's your favourite show?" or "When did you start listening?" to drum up some form of algorithmic goodness. Note: Mastodon is free of such nonsense.
