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 tension = retention... and the algo gets the bad rep, right?  
 idk but it's a new kind of warfare 
 Anything novel is provocative and upsetting to someone (usually most people, as humans eschew change).

Sometimes I formulate things mildly, sometimes I agitate, but it makes no tangible difference. People who are ready for a message accept it regardless off the tone, and people who aren't, don't. 
 Yes, I've been consciously testing that. 😂