It’s true, but the value is diminishing. I’ve tried that and more than once in the past half year, the advice within reddit posts were clearly astroturf AI-generated slop, and some of them were upvoted in similar amounts to apparent real recommendations.
Companies know Reddit is a recommendation hotspot, and stealth advertising is becoming typical business practice.
These days the recommendation isn’t real unless it’s from a random youtuber who’s testing 10 similar products in a 30 minute video and has spreadsheets.
It’s true, but the value is diminishing. I’ve tried that and more than once in the past half year, the advice within reddit posts were clearly astroturf AI-generated slop, and some of them were upvoted in similar amounts to apparent real recommendations.
Companies know Reddit is a recommendation hotspot, and stealth advertising is becoming typical business practice.
yeah SEO people have caught on tons of fake reviews for products
These days the recommendation isn’t real unless it’s from a random youtuber who’s testing 10 similar products in a 30 minute video and has spreadsheets.
I’ve been giving bad advice. As a joke.