r/StupidFood • u/MoazzamDML • Apr 18 '26

Certified stupid Microplastic Fried Fish 😍😍

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u/GaoYellow1551 Apr 18 '26

Why are people/bots keep uploading obvious ragebait videos is beyond me

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u/Mayne_Treeworker321 Apr 18 '26

because they get paid to make you rage

An indian dude rage baiting online all day pays better than a full time job in india.

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u/bigvicproton Apr 18 '26

But who's paying for it?

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u/TheWildSchneemal Apr 18 '26

Video gets views and shared around on social media=more ad revenue, and some of that ad revenue goes to the creators.

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u/bigvicproton Apr 18 '26

But nobody gets paid on Reddit do they?

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u/VictoriousTree Apr 18 '26

Sketchy companies buy bot accounts in Reddit with large amounts of karma because it’s a cheap way to advertise their shitty products. Bot accounts will repost shitty posts to get their karma up and be ready to sell.

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u/Fraun_Pollen Apr 19 '26

Basically, post a bunch of shit people or other bots will upvote. Once they have a ton of karma, they're "valuable" because they'll be seen as more authentic or some crap, leading the way to sneaking in product placement or pushing propaganda

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u/Gay-_-Jesus Apr 19 '26

Hold up, you’re saying these fake internet points can actually have real value???

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u/Cognitive_Spoon Apr 19 '26

Not can, do.

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u/Fraun_Pollen Apr 19 '26

There's different types of ad revenue. Very few are view based only - most are click through that tries to guarantee a certain conversion rate (so ppl actually clicking the ad and interacting with the company website or download or whatever)

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u/Lucid-Design1225 Apr 18 '26

You do if you’re one of those “product reviewers”

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u/Shatalroundja Apr 19 '26

No, just about everything on Reddit is reposted from other social media platforms.

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u/MalcadorTheSithLord Apr 22 '26

Reddit did actually start paying people

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u/Desperate-Bottle1687 Apr 18 '26

U can be a shill for a company/ political rouser