:reddit-logo:'s algorithim is literally pushing content that will get people sick. They're making a global pandemic even worse.

  • Dirtbag [they/them]
    hexagon
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    3 years ago

    Just beyond fucked. 1,700 people read that and thought "yes".

    • Ho_Chi_Chungus [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      Not with how reddit works. It subtracts downvotes from the total, which means likely hundreds of more people than the 1,700 read that and thought "yes"

      • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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        3 years ago

        Also for a long time now, one upvote by a user does not equal one upvote on a post. They have some weird algorithm now to calculate the upvotes once it starts getting over a few hundred

        • cresspacito [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          Which comes in handy when you need cover for why every "US enemy bad" post gets 10k upvotes with all the comments either removed or debunking it

    • TheDeed [he/him, comrade/them]
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      3 years ago

      This is the natural result of a for-profit healthcare system that makes people wary of medical settings/advice, and lack of funding in schools and piss poor critical thinking education