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minus-squarePacrat173@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up79·2 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Internet_theory I didn’t believe this when I first heard about it but it’s looking more true everyday
minus-squareDahGangalang@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up18·2 months agoYeah, even if we’re not quite “there” yet, it feels like we’re at least moving in that direction
minus-squareFiniteBanjo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoDefinitely depends on where you’re going. Certain Hexbear posts are such obvious bot networks, while some niche communities can remember what they wrote more than two comments ago.
minus-squarefine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoThis gets posted all the time, and it’s frustrating that it lacks any nuance. It’s just a spooky bedtime story… “imagine if everyone you talk to online is just a bot” Yes a lot of online content is generated. Yes it’s getting worse. Yes there’s lots of bots. However… you can choose where you spend your time online, and spend it with friends or likeminded people. What I mean to say is, some communities on reddit are “mostly dead”, but you don’t have to go there.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Internet_theory
I didn’t believe this when I first heard about it but it’s looking more true everyday
Yeah, even if we’re not quite “there” yet, it feels like we’re at least moving in that direction
Definitely depends on where you’re going. Certain Hexbear posts are such obvious bot networks, while some niche communities can remember what they wrote more than two comments ago.
This gets posted all the time, and it’s frustrating that it lacks any nuance.
It’s just a spooky bedtime story… “imagine if everyone you talk to online is just a bot”
Yes a lot of online content is generated.
Yes it’s getting worse.
Yes there’s lots of bots.
However… you can choose where you spend your time online, and spend it with friends or likeminded people.
What I mean to say is, some communities on reddit are “mostly dead”, but you don’t have to go there.