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My main gripe with mainstream Reddit now is the engagement baiting that people are falling for all the time. "What are you thoughts on [Controversial Topic]?" If there is a new exodus from Reddit coming, I really really really wish all the baiting to be left behind and moderators to remove it on the Fediverse.
If you join an Opinionated instance (think blahaj, slrpnk, dbzer0, multiverse) then those posts are funny because it's mostly everyone agreeing on Controversial Topic and congratulating each other.
Wait, is that me?
Congratulations on having the correct opinion on Controversial Topic, friend!
there has been a huge uptick in engagement bait here since the new year. i have had to block people who post it on almost a daily basis the past two months.
What do you think about engagement baiting?
it's stupid and if i see a user repeatedly doing it I block them so I don't have their nonsense posts in my feed.
no way it worked
Yes and we should at least downvote it while we have critical mass