Post #35413

2025-12-06 16:20 UTC

Reddit was one of the most human places on the Internet, until King Steven the Turd decided that it’s human interactions were a valuable resource that he could sell. Now, it’s all just bots talking to bots to learn how to sound human.

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@N0t_5ure__dup_11921@lemmy.world 2025-12-06 17:21

The engagement bots constantly peppering my comments with inane remarks to draw a reaction is what drove me to Lemmy. I was there early on, and it was awesome. As its popularity grew, it became less nice, but I still enjoyed going there. In the end, I didn’t feel like commenting because I knew that I’d just get hit with stupid responses calculated to draw a response. It just felt harassing.

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@dublet@lemmy.world 2025-12-06 17:49

Now, it’s all just bots talking to bots to learn how to sound human.

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@a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 2025-12-06 18:08

No, there’s a lot of human bigotry too.

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@socsa@piefed.social 2025-12-06 20:55

Maybe in 2012. Once it started to be a right wing information warfare battlefield it got pretty insufferable. Like a lot of the niche content was still there, but the broader culture changed immensely.

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@aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2025-12-08 12:17

i loved reddit. I was on it since nearly the beginning. It’s a sad day where reddit has ended up. Aaron Swartz would be rolling in his grave if he could see where reddit ended up.

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