What they're truly looking for is convenience.
The people most interested in this madness often spend far more time looking for content, literally wasting minutes and hours, always on their phones, so they can find that 10 seconds of joy their happy meme gave them. But they don't have time for long form, they'll say.
Yes, you are quite right.
Buying cheap is rarely so.
The amount of time people spend trying not to spend much time doing something is incredible.
Most engagement in this world is quiet consumption. That's something else many are not factoring in to this equation.
Yes, a comment is considered engagement. Your short form post here did not receive engagement because it is short. When one asks a question, they will get answers.
A Youtuber might have 1 million subscribers, 100k views on a fresh video, 10k 'likes', less than 1000 comments.
The views and likes are also engagement.
One could place art on a wall. Many will stop, look, keep walking, even if they like it. Only a couple people might stand there and talk about it. One could write a humorous post, people at home consume, are entertained, and that's the point, then they move on. Only a few will comment to say it was funny, even fewer will have something funny to say in return. The silence does not make it a failure, especially if they've hit the upvote button, showing their approval. That's engagement. Even the one reading, enjoying, walking away without a trace is engagement. The most common engagement is quiet consumption though, especially when there are high numbers of consumers.
Yep, I agree. The quiet consumer online i the largest segment by far - it is just that the outspoken minority create the noise.
The other reason this content got engagement as it did isn't just because I asked a question - who asks the question has an effect too. if it was my first day on the blockchain, I don't think it would have received quite so many comments, other than those automated introduction ones... :)
That's true. A lot of content has consumers before it's even published. That takes years to achieve though.
It's also incredibly common. Good luck getting a million views with your first youtube video. Probably not going to happen. Probably won't be anywhere near the top 100 billboard music charts first time recording a voice either. Your grand opening might be a busy day. After that it's all on you. Common here, common in restaurants. Everywhere. Things are so bloody normal here yet often people think it's broken. Even the early incoming auto votes. No different than paying at the door before consuming the show, the music, the sports, the exhibits, the rides, etc. And of course, again, the established ones have more folks at the door before show time. Compare the line up for Star Wars to the line that doesn't exist from the franchise we've not heard of.
"Pre-sales" is something that hasn't been factored into the culture here.
Bingo.