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Digital platforms reward highly sensationalized imagery

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Looking completely unhinged is just good business practice. Content creators are forced to use hyper-exaggerated facial expressions in their preview images because platform algorithms heavily favor extreme visual stimuli. Subtlety gets buried, while screaming open-mouthed faces practically guarantee higher metric conversions.

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Digital platforms reward highly sensationalized imagery
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