cross-posted from: !sublinks_support@discuss.online
Ever noticed how people online will jump through hoops, climb mountains, and even summon the powers of ancient memes just to earn some fake digital points? It’s a wild world out there in the realm of social media, where karma reigns supreme and gamification is the name of the game.
But what if we could harness this insatiable thirst for validation and turn it into something truly magnificent? Imagine a social media platform where an army of monkeys tirelessly tags every post with precision and dedication, all in the pursuit of those elusive internet points.
Reddit uses this strategy to increase their content quantity, while Stack Overflow employs it for moderation and quality control. The power of gamification and leaderboards has been proven time and time again to motivate users to contribute more and better.
With a leaderboard showcasing the top users per day, week, month, and year, the competition would be fierce. Who wouldn’t want to be crowned the Tagging Champion of the Month or the Sultan of Sorting? The drive for recognition combined with the power of gamification could revolutionize content curation as we know it.
And the benefits? Oh, they’re endless! Imagine a social media landscape where every piece of content is perfectly tagged, allowing users to navigate without fear of stumbling upon triggering or phobia-inducing material. This proactive approach can help users avoid inadvertently coming across content that triggers phobias, traumatic events, or other sensitive topics.
It’s like a digital safe haven where you can frolic through memes and cat videos without a care in the world. So next time you see someone going to great lengths for those fake internet points, just remember - they might just be part of the Great Monkey Tagging Army, working tirelessly to make your online experience safer and more enjoyable. Embrace the madness, my friends, for in the chaos lies true innovation!
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I don’t think it was ever about the points not even on reddit. People make good comments and contributions because they like the response. People moderate because they like controlling people.
Also I feel like tagging every image is a lot of work for barely any point. There is no point in me tagging a cat picture just to avoid the possibility someone with a catpic phobia is browsing.
If lemmy got a tag section the poster could add a tag or two if needed and an algorithm could be used to suggest relevant tags based off the title/post.
Look at how well tagged pictures are in this website: https://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=list
The poster isn’t necessarily the one doing the tagging. Those tags are added by everybody.
I thought you were done participating/contributing to the Lemmy side of things?
I am, to the github project.
I’m just gonna fucking say it:
If we need to gamify everything just to get people to do good works we have categorically failed as a fucking species and giving in and gamifying everything to fight the gamifying is a losing fucking prospect.
You don’t fucking beat capitalism by saying “let’s try just a little capitalism.”
What are you doing getting politics in here, get the fuck out, as if there wasn’t enough politics already in my feed.
Holy fuck buddy, you need to log off and go outside.
Seems more economic than political to me, but also why such the strong reaction to an on-topic reply? As you even said yourself:
I don’t really care all that much about any particular issue. I enjoy copying the ideas suggested by others in the fediverse and transforming them into new issues, as many individuals do not take this initiative.
Your account has existed for all of 3 hours and you’re trying to come off like a well-known fixture of the community whose opinions are above reproach. I’ll also say it seems suspect how quickly detracting comments are earning downvotes but not replies in this post.
In short, I don’t believe you, your post or its engagement, are sincere.
Imagine a social media landscape where every piece of content is perfectly tagged
working tirelessly to make your online experience safer and more enjoyable
All of this feels a little disingenuous when it’s not even mentioned that all this tagging and classifying would also make it much easier for training LLMs or tracking groups/individuals/movements.
Fake Internet Points? I don’t even know what do with all my real Internet Points.
I don’t mind collaborative tagging though. I don’t know the details but it looks like there’s been a fair bit of research about how to make it work.
