A lightbulb flickered.
But then, the happened naturally.
Leo jumped in. “Yeah, and in Round 3, the ‘bots’ kept liking the meanest comment. That’s exactly what happens on TikTok. The drama floats to the top.”
The class went silent.
During the debrief, Maya raised her hand. “Wait,” she said slowly, “when we added the ‘cures headaches’ part, we knew it was fake. But our video got more ‘engagement’ points from the judges because it was controversial.”
The Level-Up Lunchroom