How To Go Viral By Using Fake Reddit Likes

Re:How To Go Viral By Using Fake Reddit Likes by matt4077 on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @09:18AM (#14743889)

Is there really a qualitative difference? The abomination that is r/the_donald certainly had some effect on the election's outcome, and reddit is somewhere in the top-10 sites worldwide.

It's hard to figure out the exact ratio for the conversion of upvotes to realvotes, but as long as it's positive, buying upvotes is just a roundabout way to buying votes.

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Re:How To Go Viral By Using Fake Reddit Likes by omginternets on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @03:23PM (#14747166)

>Is there really a qualitative difference?

Yes! Resoundingly, yes!

Reddit is not a democracy, it's a private forum for discussion. Confusing this with a media outlet or a public forum (to say nothing of a democracy!) is as patently insane as confusing an infomercial with a scientific paper.

Feeding into the outrage only makes the beast stronger. Just roll your eyes and focus on the things that matter, like democracies.

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