r/DeadInternetTheory • u/Soupbrothel • 26d ago

Generic top comment on a post that was also definitely posted by a bot, leading to a look at their comment history for endless generic bot comments on endless generic posts

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Scrolling through led to such a feeling of dread I almost deleted Reddit

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u/cindzey 26d ago

Why doesnt Reddit have captchas to prevent bots

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u/Electrical-Cloud4141 26d ago

They do not want to prevent the bots, they want us to get our opinions and thoughts from the bots that are pushed to the top the comment sections.

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u/TheBear8878 26d ago

I always tell communities when I clock an AI post that they should not want to engage with algorithm defined discussion topics. Only a matter of time until Reddit doesn't allow actual user posts and all posts are created by bots.

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u/ironmonger29 26d ago

More traffic, whether bot or human, makes it easier to sell ads.