I don’t mean this in a rude way. Feels like the past week or so has had some bizarre questions asked.
Everyone’s saying bots but I think some of it is human-generated ragebait. Like that person who posted twice like “why did my friend block me” with screenshots of them devolving into crytyping as they tell said friend how stupid they are for being autistic.
(I took that bait, don’t judge, it was cathartic 😔)
As for why, I couldn’t tell you. Maybe they’re not getting enough engagement on Reddit anymore or maybe it’s not fun because Reddit already hates autistic people and will side with them. Who knows.
Hello, may I acquaint you with our lord and saviour, Artificial Intelligence?
Edit: That came across way more flippant than I’d intended it to be; I apologize. Yeah, I’ve noticed it too, you’re not alone.
Just like to say that I really appreciate you apologizing and checking your tone, though I thought it was fine! :) the Lemmyverse needs more kind people like you
Back atcha :)
I think the questions are from bots, testing topics to farm controversy or outrage points. The greater the number of replies, the more likely the topic will be used in a future marketing or agit-prop campaign.
So you get these really stupid, controversial, psychopathic takes that no one should be taking seriously. The point of the exercise is the emotional reaction, the outrage, not getting a serious answer.
I don’t know whether to be flattered that they consider Lemmy a serious enough platform to farm responses or be pissed that they have infected Lemmy like they did with sites like Reddit.
Anything with bullet points is LLM
I use bullet points; they probably learned it from me. Sorry.
- but if it’s
- exclusively bullets
- who can truly say?
don’t listen to this guy, he’s a bullet list haiku bot
- ignore the human
- automated responses
- bulleted haiku
Noticed that as well, it’s absolutely ridiculous. But judging by the amount of serious replies most people don’t seem to care.
Any examples so we don’t just have to guess at what you and OP saw and neglected to highlight the ones in question?
This one comes to mind https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/30857370
Damn bro you gonna do me like that 😂
I have come to conclude that anyone posting a serious life question including drama on the internet is a bot.
I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news but you might be an NVIDIA H100 GPU deep down.
I wish I was. I could just turn myself off.
but can you turn yourself on? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
How is that post borderline insane? It’s a lot of unnecessary detail, but outgrowing your high school mates is a pretty common thing that people sometimes don’t know how to handle.
Examples?
Personally, every time I see a “Where did all this racism come from?” type post, I always wonder if OP is twelve years old.
HA HA HA HA. IMAGINE HAVING NEVER MET A HUMAN PERSON LIKE US! THEY PROBABLY DON’T EVEN EAT NORMAL HUMAN FOOD!
Hey most people here have never encountered any other human being who wasn’t involved in their creation.
Not in school? Kindergarten? Heck, neighbours, people in shops? Not a single one?
A lot of amerikans are homeschooled or haven’t left their small town. True for some Canadians too.
They’re trying to sow the seeds of outrage. Do not take the bait.
I’ve noticed it too. I came here because Reddit has become increasingly toxic, with bots of outrage and division thriving there. I really hope Lemmy doesn’t follow the same path, but I suspect efforts will be made to make alternatives to controlled media even more toxic. I’m not sure what the best strategies are to counter this kind of malevolence.
Dead Internet incomming.
Zuckerberg discovered lemmy
They’re all like 7< days old aswell
We’re finally hitting the big time!
I blocked NSQ because a bot is a mod. I don’t see anything particularly odd here. It just seems like people asking general random stuff like real people
