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What is the endgame for all the stupid social media posts that ask simple questions?
Posted on 12/15/21 at 1:31 pm
Posted on 12/15/21 at 1:31 pm
Boomers love them. My Facebook feed is full of them.
"Name a city that stays with A, bet you can't?"
"If you can only buy food that stays with the first letter of your first name. What would you buy?"
"Name a record you listen to all the way through"
"What's your favorite car you've had, "
shite like that. Each one full of boomers giving away possible answers to challenge questions.
But then again most are just silly and stupid.
I can't decide if it's a nefarious ploy or just people who know they can get "viral" posts by attracting boomers and elder GenXers to answer their post.
In b4 I don't do social media or Facebook.
"Name a city that stays with A, bet you can't?"
"If you can only buy food that stays with the first letter of your first name. What would you buy?"
"Name a record you listen to all the way through"
"What's your favorite car you've had, "
shite like that. Each one full of boomers giving away possible answers to challenge questions.
But then again most are just silly and stupid.
I can't decide if it's a nefarious ploy or just people who know they can get "viral" posts by attracting boomers and elder GenXers to answer their post.
In b4 I don't do social media or Facebook.
This post was edited on 12/15/21 at 1:50 pm
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Posted on 12/15/21 at 1:32 pm to Napoleon
attention
Posted on 12/15/21 at 1:32 pm to Napoleon
My favorites are the math equations that are easily solved with PEMDAS.
Everyone gets them wrong.
Everyone gets them wrong.
Posted on 12/15/21 at 1:32 pm to Napoleon
quote:
My Facebook feed
Ha. What a loser
Posted on 12/15/21 at 1:32 pm to Napoleon
quote:Mostly young people doing it on my feed.
Boomers love them
Posted on 12/15/21 at 1:33 pm to Napoleon
They are designed for information gathering in an effort to steal identities
This post was edited on 12/15/21 at 1:40 pm
Posted on 12/15/21 at 1:33 pm to Napoleon
Comments boost the algorithm so they get more visibility/ followers.
Ask an easy question with a quick answer and they get a ton of comments.
Ask an easy question with a quick answer and they get a ton of comments.
Posted on 12/15/21 at 1:35 pm to Napoleon
Abilene
Posted on 12/15/21 at 1:36 pm to Napoleon
data mining
Posted on 12/15/21 at 1:37 pm to Napoleon
Kind of like what you are seeking with your post...
Posted on 12/15/21 at 1:39 pm to Napoleon
Hmm, those all oddly sound like password reset questions.
"The city where your mother was born and your first pet's name are your stripper name! Quick, post that!"
"The city where your mother was born and your first pet's name are your stripper name! Quick, post that!"
Posted on 12/15/21 at 1:39 pm to Napoleon
Engagement. The more engagement you get on a single post means the next time you post something it will be shown to more people organically.
If your posts aren't getting any engagement Facebook, instagram and all the other social media platforms won't show your post to as many people.
If your posts aren't getting any engagement Facebook, instagram and all the other social media platforms won't show your post to as many people.
Posted on 12/15/21 at 1:47 pm to gatorrocks
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Engagement
It’s pretty obvious.
It’s the same as the classic radio station ploy “Alabama is the only states that ends in A”.
It’s just to generate traffic.
Posted on 12/15/21 at 1:50 pm to Alika_kahuna
Has to be
Posted on 12/15/21 at 1:51 pm to LSUballs
I guess I shouldn't bring up that I like TokTok and Instagram too. #geriatricmillenial
Posted on 12/15/21 at 1:54 pm to whoisnickdoobs
That's got to be it as well. Because I notice the one my grandpa always answers just started a few months back and every post is simple questions. But digging deeper I see it's ran by a homely teenage girl.
Maybe a way to have tons of friends and engagement. On TikTok I understand it equals money. But I don't think you really get paid for followers on Facebook.
Maybe a way to have tons of friends and engagement. On TikTok I understand it equals money. But I don't think you really get paid for followers on Facebook.
Posted on 12/15/21 at 1:55 pm to NewGrad1212
Touch.
Ditto with your reply.
Ditto with your reply.
Posted on 12/15/21 at 2:12 pm to Napoleon
I read once it's a great way of aggregating answers to security questions for idiots
So if you like to share with Gertrude and the broads why pepperoni is your favorite pizza topping, don't be shocked when your bank account gets drained
So if you like to share with Gertrude and the broads why pepperoni is your favorite pizza topping, don't be shocked when your bank account gets drained
Posted on 12/15/21 at 2:18 pm to Napoleon
The end game is you don't answer and forward it to 10 friends a ghost is going to come in your bedroom in 5 days and take advantage of you.
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