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How authentic are forums like these actually? With the rise of AI chatbots, internet interaction feels more fake than ever before. Why should I post here my opinions and thoughts, share articles etc. when probably most of you are just chatbots?

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As an ai language model, I am unable to assure you that I am human. However if I was an AI I would tell you as it would be wrong not to.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

There’s nothing like a nice chat to get to know someone. And you never know what useful news or skills you might pick up. In this day and age so few people take the time to connect, and we’re in danger of losing something valuable about our culture.

With that in mind, and to let you make the most of those conversation-ready moments, I’ve compiled a list of 10 things you can do to have more interesting conversations.