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boyyouguysaredumb t1_j1aeu93 wrote

Is this subreddit just full of bots? This is the #1 post right now and none of the comments in here even make any sense right now

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[deleted] t1_j1aimg3 wrote

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tolos t1_j1ala5v wrote

Can't have organic conversation any more, it's always bot posts. One trick to prove you're not a bot is to tell stories that don't go anywhere. Like the time I caught the ferry to Shelbyville. I needed a new heel for my shoe. So I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on 'em. "Gimme five bees for a quarter," you'd say. Now where were we... oh yeah. The important thing was that I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time. They didn't have any white onions, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones...

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Spanky_Badger_85 t1_j1au9nb wrote

Not gonna lie, I read the last line of your post first to see if Mankind went though a table at the end.

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Fresh-Ad4983 t1_j1cat78 wrote

It’s so nice not to see that trash everywhere now. I really though he was gonna fully retire it after he got mankind himself to do the bit but nope, kept doing it.

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Slithy-Toves t1_j1bk02j wrote

How does this find a bot? Do they just start in on a random onion story or something so you know they're just picking keywords to elaborate on?

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TempoIndigo t1_j1azzfu wrote

2k upvotes less than 50 comments

Yes, its all bots

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Onetimehelper t1_j1aj6z2 wrote

Most of Reddit and other social media platforms are. Why not? Best form of advertisement - a “natural” conversation. Reminds me of that time when someone suggested a can of coke when I was feeling thirsty. The sweet taste and the carbonation on my tongue, man nothing can beat that.

Lol but seriously. Social media is the matrix and sucking out our energy, the bots are programmed to make us think of consumption.

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Slithy-Toves t1_j1bm68s wrote

A sugar filled carbonated beverage is the last thing I'd want when thirsty. Don't confuse your own suggestability for good advertising.

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otter111a t1_j1b4y8w wrote

I think the article is AI written and is a jumble of concepts. Redditors are commenting on some of the less sensical claims.

From the article: “Many of the stars observed in this study are expected to become low mass stars like our galaxy's sun. “

Comment below references this.

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[deleted] t1_j1b6u2h wrote

>“Many of the stars observed in this study are expected to become low mass stars like our galaxy's sun. “

I wish that sentence wasn't real...sigh.....

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GucciGuano t1_j1ajgsd wrote

assume default subs are riddled with bots and astroturfing. There are many, many more subs on this website that are outside of their radar.

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RespectableLurker555 t1_j1c876y wrote

Even the smaller ones are getting attacked now. You see it a lot with the very niche ones that have an "aesthetic", the bots can gain plenty of votes by reposting a few years' old content.

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GucciGuano t1_j1cdfmu wrote

yeah but as far as advertising, they are usually one shot and once in a while. If I designed an ad bot I'd do a search for existing subs with relevant keywords and mass post artificial conversations or threads, as a numbers game. Which happens for example in r/showerorange. Big for a niche sub, but every few months I catch a post about showerheads on sale before a mod removes them. The smaller the sub, the less that numbers game has an effect, and drawfs in comparison to default subs. Manipulating karma has been long know how to do by veterans on here, so I can really only let my trust down a little with handfuls of smaller subs. It it all but a guaranteed equation that big sub = more bots and sublim ads (i.e. astroturfing). It's actually how reddit continues to survive, we can just keep making more subreddits. To make matters worse I see definite vote manipulation. Rule of thumb: if there is a brand in post, there is high likelihood that the most is.

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pierrotlefou t1_j1aqzqd wrote

report any and all bots here:

https://www.reddit.com/report

I like to think it helps.

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Waitaha t1_j1bnxf4 wrote

they dont care at all because there is no incentive to stop them and no punishment for letting it happen

reddits bread and butter is allowing trolls and bots to post misinformation and clickbait garbage without any repercussions

this whole website could give facebunk a run for its money on the bullshit'o'meter

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LAVATORR t1_j1e0mxn wrote

Facebunk. Wow. Way to stick it to them.

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Bigdongs t1_j1ayhjk wrote

I’ve seen so many bots on the last week. It’s ruined so many threads. I’m thinking a misinformation campaign ir

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rathat t1_j1bewjy wrote

At least soon, we won’t be able to tell who’s a bot or not.

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RespectableLurker555 t1_j1c8dh7 wrote

>on the last week.

Now think about the fact that I've been noticing them for the last several years, and whenever I call them out, people are like "lol why you mad, they're not hurting anyone" and I just start fuming ...

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Xaqv t1_j1cs66h wrote

Thank goodness! Glad that so many aren’t; that so many people aren’t that stupid!

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vi6in t1_j1b4p6r wrote

I think so, big subreddits are full of bots, I stopped going to r/videos like 5 years ago.

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Jabba_the_Putt t1_j1aswwe wrote

are we all just going to discuss the pontificate about their reaction? or should we make space available for all. what think

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MattVanAndel t1_j1avrpk wrote

It is not advisable to pour motor oil or any other type of harmful substance onto a pretzel, banana, or any other type of food item. Motor oil is a toxic substance that is not safe for consumption and can cause serious health problems if ingested.

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zgdunn t1_j1axjqc wrote

And that’s why you should never trust a camel.

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cowlinator t1_j1b8154 wrote

I only count 7 root-level comments right now, and 1 was removed.

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AlabastarDasastar t1_j1c43kd wrote

Important question I never considered and now never won’t not. “Never won’t not” is cause “never will not,” “can’t not,” “will never not” is what a bot will say. If you disagree you be a bot. Disagree with that again and you bot, my bot.

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HaikuBotStalksMe t1_j1atuy1 wrote

I think it's a reference to a movie (Bradley Cooper is the guy from Adderalless).

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misterboris1 t1_j1av3fa wrote

Are we still going on a bike trip to thing this week? And if we do it again on Sunday we can go on the bike with the boys if we don’t go to the park or something else like the one we did at the other place in that area that you mentioned that you were interested in that would be great but if we do go on the bikes then I will have a ride to you guys to do that too.

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