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Re:Reddit is removing moderators that protest by taking thei... by Ringz on Friday June 16, 2023 @03:49AM (#36352954)
Bots creating content. Bots moderating content to fit corporate agenda. Clueless users consuming streamlined content. That would be a perfect circle.
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Re:Reddit is removing moderators that protest by taking thei... by koolba on Friday June 16, 2023 @06:34AM (#36354313)
Just cut out the literal middle “man”, and have the bots click on the ads too.
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Re:Reddit is removing moderators that protest by taking thei... by TeMPOraL on Friday June 16, 2023 @07:00AM (#36354534)
Sure, if you also let the bots buy things and sell things, then it'll be perfectly reasonable for them to also click on ads.

At that point, however, we may find out that the global economy turned into a fully automated, circular optimization process, and took off, leaving humans behind to starve and die.

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Re:Reddit is removing moderators that protest by taking thei... by LocalH on Friday June 16, 2023 @08:08AM (#36355211)
The paper clip maximizer in reality.
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Re:Reddit is removing moderators that protest by taking thei... by mysterydip on Friday June 16, 2023 @07:38AM (#36354862)
Funny that this is the only part companies don't want.
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Re:Reddit is removing moderators that protest by taking thei... by Zhyl on Friday June 16, 2023 @07:26AM (#36354753)
An ouro-bot-os
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