Comment on No wonder Reddit has turned to shit
Jack_Burton@lemmy.ca 8 hours agoSo it’s just a grift. Makes sense, they always use grift-style buzzwords. I was about to comment on the ridiculousness of building a business solely on manipulation, but then I thought about it a bit more haha. Thanks for the explanation.
It’s a grift, but it’s extra steps. It’s not about affecting the experience on reddit, but for AI users. They use reddit to plant answers, which AI then trains on and regurgitates later.
Eventually the reddit thread would probably balance out, and incorrect information should get downvoted and replaced by corrections from people who know better. However AI might not account for this and could still spit out the planted information.
So it’s more of a circle jerk for people who can’t provide anything useful and have to pretend they have value. Seems like it’s just putting more effort into not working than just doing the work itself.
Eventually the reddit thread would probably balance out, and incorrect information should get downvoted and replaced by corrections from people who know better.
This seems optimistic.
farting_gorilla@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
See also: all of advertising and marketing
Jack_Burton@lemmy.ca 7 hours ago
Haha yep, my exact train of thought while typing