Paper studying Redditors and Tik Tok users discovers "attention [from others] is a psychological commodity which people value inherently"

>paper discovers something everyone already knew #92726.

Aren't you science bitches suppose to be finding a cure for cancer or creating hovercars already why do we even subsidize universities.

!followers !pings !BIPOCs

Am I a redditor that inherently values attention as a psychological commodity?

From the paper's abstract:

I complement these reduced form estimates with a large-scale field experiment on Reddit. I randomly allocate attention by adding comments to posts. I use generative AI to produce responsive comments in real time, and distribute these comments via a network of bots. Adding comments increases production, though treatment efficacy depends on comment quality. Across empirical approaches, the attention labor supply curve is concave: producers value initial units of attention highly, but the marginal value of attention rapidly diminishes.

You r-slurs braying "hurr durr I could have told you that" are missing the real story here. This dude went and scientifically optimized the process of milking lolcows.

!friendsofbbbb, bbbb and bussyboy are nothing compared to what (soon-to-be) Dr. Srinivasan is capable of should he use his talents for evil.

You know who else loves attention? Little animals like cats, dogs, and alligators.

They could have asked any internet troll this

Sir did the needful! Thank you sir!

no fricking shit, sherlock

he ruined Reddit.

Neat.

TikTok is famous for picking random people's videos and showing them to many people causing many people to have their little moment of fame. That might be a reason for why it has exploded in popularity so quickly.

Something to consider if you want to grow a community in 2023

Least bullshit economics paper

Your upmarseys are why i post here

>study confirms something everyone with even a miniscule amount of common sense inherently knows to be true

wtf I love science now

This proves the Bimothy hypothesis true.

No shit r-slur

Obviously. A person being made aware of your existence is the first step in mating. Of course people (typically older and married), who already have mated or are mating are going to be less inclined to want ti garner attention since they are satisified in that area. And furthermore, its the reason why a woman wearing provocative clothing while in a relationship should be a red flag. Reason as well why men in relationships have lower T, because high T causes attention seeking behavior and is required to find a mate, but to keep one it is often times the opposite.

Yes Reddit and Tiktok people are weird freaks starved for attention

Everybody already knew this FRICKER

Prof in username. Opinion discarded.

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