I just ran a very scientific experiment on X. By “scientific” I mean I simply did what the algorithm apparently wants me to do. 😂 For 3 days straight, I posted regularly and actually took the time to reply to people in my comments. Result? My views roughly 3X’d compared to periods when I post once or twice a week. Same account. Same guy. Same questionable opinions. The main difference? I gave X more of my time. And that’s what bothers me. Someone can spend hours researching something genuinely interesting, post once a week, then go back to their actual life... And the algorithm basically says: “Cool. See you at the bottom of the timeline.” Meanwhile, someone posting: “GM” “BTC 👀” “WHO’S STILL HERE???” “BULLISH???” 15 times a day can rack up tens of thousands of views because they’re feeding the machine exactly what it wants. And no, I’m not saying my content deserves more attention. You can judge that yourself. I’m saying the incentives are fucked. Because people can be interesting AND have: A job. Kids. A family. Responsibilities. A fucking life outside X. The algorithm sometimes seems to forget that. So creators adapt. More posts. More replies. More recycled takes. More engagement bait. More noise. Not necessarily because they suddenly have more to say... But because disappearing for a few days means disappearing from the algorithm. Maybe X doesn’t have a content-quality problem. Maybe it has an incentive problem. Anyway, gotta go. Apparently I need to comment “LFG 🔥” under 37 posts before putting my kids to bed. 😭