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Internet Slang
engagement farming
· noun · internet
Posting bait engineered purely to harvest replies, quotes and rage-clicks.
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Posting something dumb, wrong, or inflammatory on purpose so the replies pour in. The poster doesn't believe the take, they believe the metrics. Common variants: the obvious-bad-opinion, the ragebait poll, the 'name a better X' trap.
“'Pineapple on pizza is a war crime' from a verified account with 40k replies is just engagement farming.”
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engagement farming In A Sentence
'Pineapple on pizza is a war crime' from a verified account with 40k replies is just engagement farming.
Origin & Usage
Term exploded on Twitter/X after the 2023 creator payout scheme tied revenue to impressions, turning provocation into a literal job.
People Also Ask
What does engagement farming mean?
It's posting bait engineered purely to harvest replies, quote-tweets and rage-clicks rather than to say anything real.
How do you use engagement farming in a sentence?
"That hot take is obvious engagement farming — don't give it the reply it wants."
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