Why does ragebait exist

[nellanella]

On Steam it's mostly to farm awards (Steam points). So, a tangible reward.

But what about ragebait on social media platforms? Won't the person posting receive mostly negative reception and a battered reputation? Are they hoping to recruit the minority who agree with them to their viewership? And if so, what do they do with this minority... push some product to sell, or i dont know... their cult???

If not that, then what? OK, so some ragebait successfully makes someone rage. With that accomplished, what is the goal that follows? Or is that literally the goal itself, like trolling- to upset someone on the internet.

genuinely curious. thanx in advance

[Caldari Ghost]

Bernard The Gurnard eredeti hozzászólása:

temporaryfour eredeti hozzászólása:

Why does ragebait exist

Insecurity from the OP of such.

Needs to think his existence is meaningful.

I think it just means they have a sense of humor you don't share. I'm curious to know what your thought process is behind those two statements

[Your_White_Knight]

temporaryfour eredeti hozzászólása:

Why does ragebait exist

On Steam it's mostly to farm awards (Steam points). So, a tangible reward.

But what about ragebait on social media platforms? Won't the person posting receive mostly negative reception and a battered reputation? Are they hoping to recruit the minority who agree with them to their viewership? And if so, what do they do with this minority... push some product to sell, or i dont know... their cult???

If not that, then what? OK, so some ragebait successfully makes someone rage. With that accomplished, what is the goal that follows? Or is that literally the goal itself, like trolling- to upset someone on the internet.

genuinely curious. thanx in advance

It doesn't exist

Just like "hate speech" doesn't exist

People who are sensitive and believe that everyone has to agree to their entitlements or else it's "rage" or "hate" think such ways

Just because you don't like it, doesn't mean it's "rage" or "hate", that's just life, deal with it

[miakisfan]

temporaryfour eredeti hozzászólása:

On Steam it's mostly to farm awards (Steam points). So, a tangible reward.

But what about ragebait on social media platforms? Won't the person posting receive mostly negative reception and a battered reputation? Are they hoping to recruit the minority who agree with them to their viewership? And if so, what do they do with this minority... push some product to sell, or i dont know... their cult???

If not that, then what? OK, so some ragebait successfully makes someone rage. With that accomplished, what is the goal that follows? Or is that literally the goal itself, like trolling- to upset someone on the internet.

genuinely curious. thanx in advance

Newsflash: on top of the business people knowing it is a model that will keep a good percentage of people coming back the fact is there are people who live off this ♥♥♥♥ and they know it. The best part is they are easily exploitable and they know that, too.

Here's a hint: don't let what other people say piss you off and you won't have to worry about it.

[Daenoxiis]

Mindlessness is easily exploitable for profit.
Companies have been exploiting and targeting and encouraging mindlessness for decades.
Easiest example of this is the swindling down of rhetoric over the centuries.
Go look up a college textbook from around early 1900, and compare it to modern brainrot slang.
Pretty steep difference.

[Haruspex]

Rage bait exists because it works. People can't help but engage.

[Refurbished Cream Cheese]

It's a type of disease that'll just "destroy" ppl from the inside.