Comment on AI Slop Is Ruining Reddit for Everyone
chaogomu@lemmy.world 1 week agoI think that was part of Gamer Gate. The toxic rightwing backlash to women existing on the internet, and not in porn. It was the exact same time period.
Comment on AI Slop Is Ruining Reddit for Everyone
chaogomu@lemmy.world 1 week agoI think that was part of Gamer Gate. The toxic rightwing backlash to women existing on the internet, and not in porn. It was the exact same time period.
etherphon@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I suppose it was around then yeah, I just remember being amazed at how fast the whole site turned on her, then I realized how easy it must be to astroturf reddit. It was under the guise of free speech, but the changes she made/were making were positive for the health of the site. The whole idea that free speech = I can say whatever the hell I want to at any time and you just have to accept it was/is bullshit, we live in a society dammit. /george