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engagement farming
What does engagement farming mean?
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."
Origin
Term exploded on Twitter/X after the 2023 creator payout scheme tied revenue to impressions, turning provocation into a literal job.
Frequently asked questions
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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