This is an interesting comment from multiple directions. 1) because I could see someone calling __this__ comment a bot comment, but you're much more active here and so it seems like you aren't. 2) Because if you are real, it really shows the idea (I suggested this in another comment too) that Yang Gangers come off as bots. (I also found the statement about Yang accounts being linked to MAGA accounts as evidence as funny).

I like Yang and it is kind of insulting to be dismissed as a bot for posting a comment supporting him. It feels dismissive and similar I would imagine to being a Bernie supporter and being called a "bernie bros". I know lots of Bernie supporters who are not dumb college males and lots of Yang supports who are not automated scripts (aka bots).

edit: spelling

I have seen this accusation made frequently towards supporters of Bernie, Tulsi, Trump, and Yang. In all cases the accused were real people.

Edit: I could see this kind of mistreatment causing an increase in general anti-establishment sentiment.

There's nothing bot like about this person's post. It's actually kind of a nice tale of civic re-engagement. It does make me more interested in hearing what Yang has to say because it seems honest and like a statement from someone who hasn't been doing political activism for years.

It was a poor joke making a critique of the Medium post.

> It does make me more interested in hearing what Yang has to say because it seems honest and like a statement from someone who hasn't been doing political activism for years.

Lots of people suggest the Joe Rogan podcast [0], but that is old, things have changed in his campaign, and it is long. I rather like the Now This interview [1] (30 mins). Others like the Iowa Town Hall[2] (hour).

The reasons I personally like Yang are #1, climate (I'm a scientist myself and work in labs with many climate scientists. I don't think his plan is going to solve everything, but I like it more than the other candidates. It is clear to me he has talked to experts), #2 I think he's trying to answer an important question that I've been curious about for a long time "How do we transition into a post scarcity society". Or specifically "how do you transition into an economy where you do not need a large number of workers. What do you do if 10% of your population is unemployable, not because of lack of skills, but because lack of demand?" It is the reason I am interested in UBI in the first place (where I've read a lot about here on HN). So I rather like his talk about changing the rules of the economy and making them human-centric. I do personally see a drastically changing economy and society, and I think he is asking the right questions about it. I have also seen him change positions after talking to experts, which I think is an essential quality in a president (though I know changing positions on a topic is often seen as negative in a political climate).

If you do want to learn more about him I highly suggest posting in the subreddit [3]. It is __extremely__ active and people really do want to answer every question you might have. It is a welcoming community and I do think feels different from other political subreddits.

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTsEzmFamZ8

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6Ct-lC8lGg

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8la_6gtnKA

[3] https://www.reddit.com/r/YangForPresidentHQ/

This looks like a green handle bot supporting another bot. You may find my statement pretty silly today but in about 5 years we will be in the uncanny valley.

Up and coming HN post "How I used GPT-2 to join the Yang Gang". (clearly I am a bot)

WTF makes you think I'm a bot? Because I took the time to write a full paragraph and tried to promote the presidential campaign I have invested my time and money into?

I don't think you are. The comment doesn't come across to me as one. But using the same analysis that the author of this post did, I think they'd characterize you as one. It was more a critique on the post. I think the author has never visited the subreddit.

Rick Deckard feels your pain. Kinda makes you wonder about the usefulness of the Turing Test too, if humans can’t pass it anymore..

What if, like the Kobayashi Maru, the bots eventually pass the Turing Test by simply dumbing down human discourse? It seems that on Twitter that is already taking place.