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I finally looked into why that 'crying CEO' video blew up last November

It wasn't just the emotion, it was the perfect storm of a slow news week and a specific LinkedIn algorithm tweak that pushed professional content harder. The follow-up posts where he tried to explain himself just fed the cycle for days. Anyone else track a viral moment that was mostly about timing?
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blake691
blake6916d ago
Yeah, the part about the follow-up posts feeding the cycle really hits home. It's like once that train leaves the station, you can't stop it no matter how much you explain. I felt bad for the guy, getting ripped apart for showing a real feeling. The internet just decides some weeks, and you're along for the ride whether you want to be or not.
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lucashart
lucashart6d ago
Actually, the algorithm change happened a couple weeks before that.
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