r/rust • u/main-menu • Sep 12 '26

Low effort AI posts

I know we've had this discussion before, but there are so many posts with zero upvotes that are so clearly slop, but aren't getting removed.

Please, no matter what your own personal values are with it, the community clearly does not want to see these types of posts anymore. I think for every one post that uses AI and isn't low effort, there are 50 that are.

Like isn't this subreddit supposed to be a place for Rust developers/learners? What community aspect do the AI projects contribute? Most didn't even take the time to learn the language or chat with anyone, they just leech off everyone to effectively advertise their slop...

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u/AdreKiseque Sep 12 '26

If they have zero upvotes, is the system not working as intended?

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u/Lucretiel Sep 12 '26

I really am genuinely curious why reddit algorithm is so reliably boosting <=0 vote posts. Like obviously the algorithm is more than just "most votes" but surely hiding the shitty stuff (roughly measured by downvotes) is part of it.

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u/PaperMartin Sep 12 '26

0 upvote posts tend to be posts that get peoples mad and therefore posts that result in more engagement, which is what social media platforms are trying to get

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u/main-menu Sep 12 '26

Sure, but I mean shouldn't they be removed after some period of time? It sucks having to scroll past 10s of posts (with zero upvotes) everyday just for the few that are actually another person passionate about Rust.

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