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A Reddit bot drove me insane
I'm doomscrolling Reddit. Every post is either political ragebait, recycled "funny" cat videos, "Am I the asshole for divorcing my husband after he killed...
Every post is either political ragebait, recycled "funny" cat videos, "Am I the asshole for divorcing my husband after he killed our two children while drunk and high? After clicking my way to the illustrator's Amazon profile, the truth emerges: the seller specializes in selling classic texts freshly "enhanced" with AI-generated art. The top comment mentions something called "Dead Internet Theory": the belief that most online interactions are automated loops of bots communicating with eachother.
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