Slightly ranty question: if you earn money by working on social media, it's your job to capitalize (maximize engagement) on any platform you find, including platforms which weren't made to be capitalized, which can generate annoying results. Do you think such a thing should be allowed? Weigh in your opinions!
I have a question - what platforms weren't made to be capitalized, in your opinion? I'm not saying it's right or wrong, but most mainstream social media platforms have ads nowadays. The fediverse excluded. :P
I agree it would suck if somebody did that, or if people routinely do that, but I don't think it should be illegal or against ToS or whatever. First, that would be too totalitarian. It kind of reminds me of Brazil's recent law that illegalized lying. Or that dream I once had of the future which, among other properties, had the attribute that insulting people was illegal. And 2. there could never be a clear and objective way of saying when somebody's posts were merely or primarily aimed at maximizing engagement. That's totally a judgment call.
When you capitalise on a social platform you are selling the best asset of a social platform, the feeling, the mood, the stance, the community. When you sold it it never comes back. So it would be wise to only modestly make money from that. Usually the inventors are successfull with a platform, then sell it to investors, they then start to ruin the platform in order to squeeze out money to the max. That is a repeating scheme.
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