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Maybe we both do. First link I found: https://lemm.ee/post/66363651 - OC content, no attribution, 198 votes and 3 comments that could’ve gone to the creator of that meme, but didn’t. There’s a comment from OP in this thread saying that they just use the built-in cross-post functionality (crediting the author would require extra steps).
Built-in crosspost functionality literally automatically links the original post, though, so the attribution is not lost by definition. Also, even in the example you’ve listed the .ml version has more “engagement”, by your metrics, so it doesn’t even fit the problem you’re describing.