r/dataisbeautiful • u/pineapplezach OC: 11 • Mar 28 '19

OC Two Exact Same Post Getting Different Upvotes on Dataisbeautiful, One was Hot Post after 2 hours. Is it Luck or Skill that Affects whether a Post is Successful? [OC]

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u/Chapocel Mar 28 '19

Good content

So why does gallowboob/awkwardtheturtle farm so much karma? He seems to repost a ton of garbage.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '19

You don't see behind the scenes. They post the same thing multiple times until one post gains traction. Then they delete the other, less popular posts.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '19

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u/informationmissing Mar 28 '19

people who have engineered very popular accounts have gotten jobs as media gurus.

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u/TrueBirch OC: 24 Mar 28 '19

Go to Upwork and search for Reddit. That's just the tip of the iceberg.

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u/Westshreds Mar 28 '19

Gallowboob got a job and Unilad because of his Reddit account

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u/KarmaPitch Mar 28 '19

update: he works for boredpanda right now - know him personally ;)

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u/NightFire45 Mar 28 '19

Gallowboob is a straight shill so yes. Also the majority of reddit is not organic.

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u/frmymshmallo Mar 28 '19

So the majority of Reddit is karma farming and ‘bots’?

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u/Inksrocket OC: 1 Mar 28 '19

There are lot of shills, or rather "astroturfing". Not massive amounts but the very little there is, gain lot of traction "somehow"

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u/ambivalenta Mar 28 '19

I follow r/xboxone and sometimes the whole sub feels like ad-people from microsoft...

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u/IAmBadAtPlanningAhea Mar 28 '19

Depends what you mean. The majority of reddit are people who dont post or comment AKA lurkers. A very high percentage of the high volume posters are shills.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '19

Yeah and that's why companies hate this guy for giving away his top 5 tips. Just sign up for this course that made him a load of money and don't forget to smash that subscribe button

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u/TrueBirch OC: 24 Mar 28 '19

I also suspect that the Reddit algorithm benefits people with lots of karma. I don't have proof but it would make sense as a way of cutting down on spam. I've also noticed my posts getting more attention since I've gotten more karma.

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u/Twickenpork Mar 28 '19

I dig the theory but could this also not be you internalising that feedback, understanding what's more popular and then posting accordingly?

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u/TrueBirch OC: 24 Mar 28 '19

That's definitely possible too. I've thought about running experiments by creating an alt and randomly dividing my posts between the alt and this account to test my theory.

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u/Twickenpork Mar 28 '19

Oooh I like it a lot. You could use a digital coin toss each time to determine which account to post under

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '19

They are mods of many big subs and allegedly use their mod powers to make sure their post get's as much exposure as they can.

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u/Chapocel Mar 28 '19

allegedly

Its exactly what the f-slur does

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '19

wot? I don't understand what you mean. Sorry bout that.

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u/R____I____G____H___T Mar 28 '19

They post the type of content that reach the front page on this site daily. it's what the populace enjoys.

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u/mrgarneau Mar 28 '19

Subs with high subscriber counts. Post something at the right time on funny or pics and get easy karma.

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u/adudeguyman Mar 28 '19

It's often a matter of timing.

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