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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I wonder how many of those were Russian bots

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't think Lemmy was really big enough to have THAT many bots. And at least of the ones I saw, if they were bots they're doing an incredibly good job of making them blend, since many had a history of generally normal commenting before that time, and have continued posting normally since.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 day ago

That's very true. Bots once/twice removed? Like bots influencing the people posting here?

I can't imagine you get to that conclusion alone

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Previously I thought almost all of them were, but then I found out that someone I've known for years hold that view. Any mention that maybe voting for the democrats would be a good idea results in an angry speech about genocide; which somehow (I'm not sure how) even has them lean towards Trump.

I appreciate the staunch opposition to genocide. But its kind of weird to see someone take a single issue so strongly to heart that their reasoning ends up inverted such that the candidate they favour is worse even on their one issue.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah, that's totally fair. I mean, I guess it's just a bot once removed, bots influencing your friend to swing to fascism

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That reminds me, I wonder what @[email protected] is up to these days.

Paging @[email protected].

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

8000 comments in 9 months, dead silent shortly after the election. (World, .ml is more active now)

Jesus.