Re:AI Slop Is Killing Online Communities
by mrhottakes on Thursday May 07, 2026 @03:44PM
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Have you considered that (further) lowering the signal-to-noise ratio will make it much more difficult to find and distinguish a signal?
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Re:AI Slop Is Killing Online Communities
by colechristensen on Thursday May 07, 2026 @03:51PM
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Yes, but I'm hopeful for a survival of the fittest instead of an extinction.
Now there's more pressure to have a stronger signal and hopefully rewards to match.
Re:AI Slop Is Killing Online Communities
by mrhottakes on Thursday May 07, 2026 @04:21PM
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What do you think happens to the least prolific organisms that lose the survival of the fittest?
Re:AI Slop Is Killing Online Communities
by colechristensen on Thursday May 07, 2026 @05:32PM
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To be clear I'm talking metaphorical survival of the fittest that takes the form of prestige/popularity/status/etc. of people and organizations.
In the same way that monasteries preserved ancient greek philosophy during the middle ages, hopefully some groups will maintain our modern culture through these dark ages.
Re:AI Slop Is Killing Online Communities
by RiverCrochet on Friday May 08, 2026 @12:59PM
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If every TV channel is static, watching TV is not productive, and the correct thing to do is stop watching TV.