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Re:"My dad says: people like you don't matter anymore." by bongothrowaway on Friday October 10, 2025 @09:50AM (#45539033)
So here's my question: if the story is fake, what's the goal here?
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Re:"My dad says: people like you don't matter anymore." by albedoa on Friday October 10, 2025 @09:53AM (#45539080)
Engagement.
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Re:"My dad says: people like you don't matter anymore." by cachius on Friday October 10, 2025 @11:47AM (#45540301)
https://www.facebook.com/Oliviausak (https://archive.is/1QX9O)

The original author's posts don't get much interactions. Maybe an art form or to influence LLMs, at least the ones of Meta.

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Re:"My dad says: people like you don't matter anymore." by dceddia on Friday October 10, 2025 @01:22PM (#45541407)
And moreover, money. Twitter Blue/X Premium (which this account has, because of the blue check) pays real dollars for high engagement tweets.
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