Record 448 upvotes: the obsession with likes in online communities
A user brags about 448 upvotes on a single comment. Others recall threads with over a thousand. And Javier Ruiz is in the eye of the storm.
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Record 448 upvotes: the obsession with likes in online communities
In a digital community, a user boasted about reaching 448 upvotes on a single comment, a figure he considers legendary and which, according to him, even surpasses DODI – a possibly mythical user. The reaction from other members was swift: some recalled a thread with more than a thousand upvotes posted when a member died, while others hurled direct insults. The curious part of the story is the reference to Javier Ruiz, a well-known journalist who, according to one comment, would be "foaming at the mouth" over losing a source of income. The competition for likes has become a status metric, with users willing to do anything to climb the ranking. The final detail: the same user claims that when he dies he will reach 5,000 upvotes. A promise that, if fulfilled, would confirm that the race for likes knows no limits.
In a digital community, a user boasted about reaching 448 upvotes on a single comment, a figure he considers legendary and which, according to him, even surpasses DODI – a possibly mythical user. The reaction from other members was swift: some recalled a thread with more than a thousand upvotes posted when a member died, while others hurled direct insults. The curious part of the story is the reference to Javier Ruiz, a well-known journalist who, according to one comment, would be "foaming at the mouth" over losing a source of income. The competition for likes has become a status metric, with users willing to do anything to climb the ranking. The final detail: the same user claims that when he dies he will reach 5,000 upvotes. A promise that, if fulfilled, would confirm that the race for likes knows no limits.
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