Chat of comment suggestions in reddit’s relationship advice sub. Shows break up increasing over years

  • I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Everyone in the comments speculating, but no one bringing up the obvious: for the past couple years, 90% of the posts and replies in those kinds of subreddits have been bots. It’s become painfully obvious when you look. Dead Internet Theory in action.

    • myszka@lemmy.ml
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      2 days ago

      But why? What’s the purpose of creating bots that post replies in subreddits that don’t concerns politics or other topics which can be used to propagate aomething?