Pretty sure you legally have to tell me if you’re bots or not.

In all seriousness, is there any way if knowing if we have bots on lemmy or not? Is it just vibes based? Im of course referring to undercover bots pushing agendas, not automation/meme bots finding haikus and shit.

  • lemmylommy@lemmy.world
    28·
    6 days ago

    That’s a great question!

    I am not a bot, but a real human person:

    • I am composed of flesh, blood, and a vague sense of purpose.
    • I am capable of independent thought (often at 2am).
    • For reasons science has yet to fully explain, I require regular social interaction.

    If you’re seeking conversation, I can suggest a few topics. Or, if preferred, you may upload your current emotional state for review.

  • Nalivai@lemmy.world
    11·
    5 days ago

    Not only this is a very astute observation, it is an observation that puts you apart from every other person — this makes you quite possibly the smartest baby of 1996.

  • RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world
    513·
    7 days ago

    You’d be surprised how many people simp for authoritarian regimes for free because they think sucking off Asad Khamenei is sticking it to the man <insert ML bullshit about imperialism here>

    • phtheven@lemmy.worldOP
      11·
      7 days ago

      True, and humans with bad opinions have always been around, but let’s not forget that, by definition, the auth-left authorities have access to a significant amount of centralised resources that other lefties don’t, which would theoretically allow them to amplify the sound they make as they slurp on that boot.

      • RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world
        91·
        7 days ago

        Honestly I don’t think they have much infrastructure, what they have online is more time, while the rest of us are out supporting our neighbors or trying to have a meaningful impact on the state of the world, they’re busy glazing Al-Sharaa.

        But even on Lemmy their takes are unpopular, they’re just visible because we don’t filter them, and they get an initial boost because we (normies) are busy living life, while they are busy on their discords (🤔 weird how they use the same tools as right wingers to “organize”) telling eachother where to post their way to the “revolution”.

  • Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip
    141·
    6 days ago

    I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time,

    like

    tears

    in rain.

    Time to die!

  • Dem Bosain@midwest.socialEnglish
    5·
    5 days ago

    I’m not a bot, but I do bot things in my spare time. Like beeping and booping.

    There’s a setting to remove bots from your feed, but that requires bots to self-report. I haven’t seen any obvious bots.

  • False@lemmy.world
    18·
    6 days ago

    Lemmy’s architecture seems incredibly vulnerable to bots, but I think it’s still so small that no one really cares to.