Current Affairs What is Woke ?

[bluestevon]

Conspiracy theory time!

On the subject of the old "Go woke, Go broke" nonsense, I recently received a breakdown of some royalties I am owed for music I've put out earlier this year (no bragging, it's barely into 3 figures ) and I've been trying to get my head around advertising revenue breakdowns via youtube and song licensing revenue via Instagram and TikTok.
It's all very complicated, especially how certain pieces of media can get caught up in the mysterious algorithm and become "viral" overnight.

One thing I've found is that the algorithm is based upon current trends and content can move up or down the pecking order based on views and more importantly interactions.

This is the important bit.
The algorithm does not differentiate between positive and negative interactions. So, for example a Youtube video that gets 100,000 likes and loads of positive comments will get the same boost in the algorithm as one that gets 100,000 dislikes and lots of negative comments. An interaction is an interaction regardless.

I'm beginning to strongly suspect that a lot of big companies are putting gender non-conforming people and queer people front and center of their advertising campaigns, not because they are trying to be liberal or progressive, but because they are intentionally rage-baiting conservatives.

Nothing... NOTHING will get your new advert shooting to the top of the viral algorithm faster than 1 million angry conservatives 'smashing' that dislike button and screeching "I'm never buying your product again! Go WOKE Go BROKE!" into the comment section, before sending the link to all their friends "LOOK AT THIS BLACK MAN PRETENDING TO BE A WHITE WOMAN ON THE NEW NIKE ADVERT, WE ARE BEING REPLACED" etc. etc.

So in short, if you see something on social media or on youtube that angers you, ignore it or block the account. Jumping into the comments to give the creator a piece of your mind is giving them the exact boost in the algorithm they were looking for in the first place.

Yup pretty much spot on assessment. You'll also start seeing studios and creators using ai to generate interactions - likely already been happening for a whilst that.

The algorithm can also be manipulated itself depending on what they want to promote or bury artificially.

 

[LostLegend]

Yup pretty much spot on assessment. You'll also start seeing studios and creators using ai to generate interactions - likely already been happening for a whilst that.

The algorithm can also be manipulated itself depending on what they want to promote or bury artificially.

Pretty much. Rage-bait or engagement bait is rampant. How many times have you seen those Football accounts posting the 'Premier League All Time Greatest 11' graphics and purposely putting in a player that will get everyone annoyed. A sure fire way to get lots of engagement.

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

Conspiracy theory time!

On the subject of the old "Go woke, Go broke" nonsense, I recently received a breakdown of some royalties I am owed for music I've put out earlier this year (no bragging, it's barely into 3 figures ) and I've been trying to get my head around advertising revenue breakdowns via youtube and song licensing revenue via Instagram and TikTok.
It's all very complicated, especially how certain pieces of media can get caught up in the mysterious algorithm and become "viral" overnight.

One thing I've found is that the algorithm is based upon current trends and content can move up or down the pecking order based on views and more importantly interactions.

This is the important bit.
The algorithm does not differentiate between positive and negative interactions. So, for example a Youtube video that gets 100,000 likes and loads of positive comments will get the same boost in the algorithm as one that gets 100,000 dislikes and lots of negative comments. An interaction is an interaction regardless.

I'm beginning to strongly suspect that a lot of big companies are putting gender non-conforming people and queer people front and center of their advertising campaigns, not because they are trying to be liberal or progressive, but because they are intentionally rage-baiting conservatives.

Nothing... NOTHING will get your new advert shooting to the top of the viral algorithm faster than 1 million angry conservatives 'smashing' that dislike button and screeching "I'm never buying your product again! Go WOKE Go BROKE!" into the comment section, before sending the link to all their friends "LOOK AT THIS BLACK MAN PRETENDING TO BE A WHITE WOMAN ON THE NEW NIKE ADVERT, WE ARE BEING REPLACED" etc. etc.

So in short, if you see something on social media or on youtube that angers you, ignore it or block the account. Jumping into the comments to give the creator a piece of your mind is giving them the exact boost in the algorithm they were looking for in the first place.

Me and bluestevon were talking about this in the POTUS thread, there's grifting happening on all sides of all debates.

 

[LostLegend]

Me and bluestevon were talking about this in the POTUS thread, there's grifting happening on all sides of all debates.

100%
The example I gave is by no means unique to conservatives. I've seen plenty of those YouTube accounts with titles like "Liberal DESTROYS crazy MAGA cult member" and the like.

They are just as toxic as each other.

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

100%
The example I gave is by no means unique to conservatives. I've seen plenty of those YouTube accounts with titles like "Liberal DESTROYS crazy MAGA cult member" and the like.

They are just as toxic as each other.

YouTube seems to be turning into the new Facebook at an alarming speed. Probably always been there, but those type of videos now find your way into your algorithm with the greatest of ease.

 

[Toffeepot]

Woke is apparently anything right wing dopes don't like hearing

 

[Jebus_lives]

Sandwich fillings are woke now...

 

[LostLegend]

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Sandwich fillings are woke now...

I had a ham and mustard sandwich for my lunch today.
It was whole-grain mustard though and not proper English mustard.

Can any of our resident anti-WOKE warriors tell me if that’s crossing the line or not?

 

[Amw79]

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Sandwich fillings are woke now...

Just came here to post this.

The article lambasts the Gen Z woke brigade, for using continental cheese instead of cheddar, and chicken rather than ham.

No doubt we all have to take this very seriously, as people are entitled to their legitimate concerns about sandwiches, and must be heard.

 

[Jebus_lives]

I had a ham and mustard sandwich for my lunch today.
It was whole-grain mustard though and not proper English mustard.

Can any of our resident anti-WOKE warriors tell me if that’s crossing the line or not?

I think the line is Dijon or mustard mayo.

 

[Jebus_lives]

Just came here to post this.

The article lambasts the Gen Z woke brigade, for using continental cheese instead of cheddar, and chicken rather than ham.

No doubt we all have to take this very seriously, as people are entitled to their legitimate concerns about sandwiches, and must be heard.

Chickens are woke now????

 

[Amw79]

Chickens are woke now????

Afraid so. New fangled, fancy, foreign food, that no-one had eaten before Gen Z came along with their woke agenda.

 

[Kurt.]

Just came here to post this.

The article lambasts the Gen Z woke brigade, for using continental cheese instead of cheddar, and chicken rather than ham.

No doubt we all have to take this very seriously, as people are entitled to their legitimate concerns about sandwiches, and must be heard.

They’ll blame all ‘the crusty’s’

 

[Jebus_lives]

Afraid so. New fangled, fancy, foreign food, that no-one had eaten before Gen Z came along with their woke agenda.

I had a chicken wrap for lunch, is that woke?

 

[Amw79]

I had a chicken wrap for lunch, is that woke?

It’s woke, and unpatriotic. Anything other than a ploughman’s means you hate the country.