#anyways sorry for being a cynical bitch about social media for the 30th time it will happen again

[cosmikazie]

i know social media algorithms suck dick and all that but i genuinely think one of the biggest reasons it's gotten so bad is that people are now trying to manipulate the algorithm to their own benefit and as a result a lot of the "trending" things are just filled with total junk.

like yeah. algorithms suck. but they suck worse when the algorithm is essentially primed to deliver you nothing but low-effort interaction bait because people just have an intrinsic need to please an algorithm. and it sucks even even more when you wanna actually step up and grow a following, because so many people have fucked the algorithm up by trying to exploit it and trick it that you're essentially expected to do the same.

i probably sound like a total boomer for saying this stuff and it's probably not that popular of an opinion to have anyways but like. every time i see an artist on instagram or something complaining about "the algorithm" while very obviously trying to use a new engagement boosting trick or a random post with pinned comments that are very obviously paid ads for a fucking meme page of all things i lose another crumb of my dwindling patience