Slop content definitely kills movements because people engaging with it think they’re doing a resistance and don’t do anything further. No learning, no talking, just updoot the eye-grabbing yellow text and feel like a hero.
The backlash creates extra work for OC posters as well, though… That itself creates a chilling effect. You either have to overthink your post to avoid getting accused or you decide it’s easier to just not post at all.
Slop content definitely kills movements because people engaging with it think they’re doing a resistance and don’t do anything further. No learning, no talking, just updoot the eye-grabbing yellow text and feel like a hero.
Reddit is bursting to the seams with this garbage
The backlash creates extra work for OC posters as well, though… That itself creates a chilling effect. You either have to overthink your post to avoid getting accused or you decide it’s easier to just not post at all.