Even before the insane number of bots that are on reddit today, I believe that subreddit was one of the main ways for astroturf accounts to gain karma quickly. They knew that everyone was just there to look at happy things and would upvote heavily.
for real!! i browsed it a few years ago and like all of the mental health posts were as good as those ‘your life int a movie dont end it’ youtube comments
Even before the insane number of bots that are on reddit today, I believe that subreddit was one of the main ways for astroturf accounts to gain karma quickly. They knew that everyone was just there to look at happy things and would upvote heavily.
It’s been so surface level, basic and pseudo inspirational for years
Agreed. I remember joining that one at some point and I left so fast. Completely vapid.
for real!! i browsed it a few years ago and like all of the mental health posts were as good as those ‘your life int a movie dont end it’ youtube comments
People finally find a place to be happy and bots come and ruin it. I hate robots.
Be better: hate the humans who deployed the bots.
Be better: hate the system that incentivizes deploying bots.
I’ve got enough hate for everything.
Lmk if y’all need any extra, I’m seethin’ over here
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Even knowing that, it was a nice reprieve from the trash everywhere else.