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Why Rage-Baiting Is a Cash Cow on Social Media
The more people engage, the more money someone makes.
Social media.
The place where people go to flex their breakfast choices, battle strangers in comment wars, and become self-declared experts on subjects they just Googled.
But while some people are busy crafting the perfect dog meme, some genius out there is getting rich by making people irrationally angry.
Welcome to the money machine that is rage-baiting.
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Rage = Engagement, Engagement = Money
You think social media is all about cute videos and inspiring quotes.
No.
It runs on pure, unfiltered rage.
The angrier people get, the more they click, comment, and share. And that means big money for the people who know how to stir the pot.
Here’s exactly how it works:
Every time someone angrily smashes their keyboard in the comments, the algorithm throws a party.
More comments? More people see the post.
More people see the…
