▲ 71 ▼ What do you like about the fediverse and why? (lemmy.zip) submitted 4 months ago by dil@lemmy.zip to c/fediverse@lemmy.world 42 comments fedilink hide all child comments Specific apps, sites, frontends, features, etc. Like the what you would like to see post, but instead I want to hear about what already exists that you like.
[–] 404found@lemmy.zip 22 points 4 months ago (6 children) It's not overrun with bots like Reddit permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (2 children) Yes so much of the advantage of the fediverse is that it’s a thoughtful person on the other end of a post and not just content engineered for the most engagement permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mereo@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 months ago Exactly. For me, it's quality vs quantity. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 404found@lemmy.zip 7 points 4 months ago It's the last of a dying breed. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Pamasich@kbin.earth 4 points 4 months ago (2 children) How do you know? I've seen more than enough bots here, and we know that only the tip of the iceberg is actually visible with things like this. Bots nowadays can pretend to be humans scarily well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 months ago That takes effort though. Reddit streamlines mass bot use by assigning those idiotic generated real-username69420 handles to everyone and banning posts that don't follow a repetitive, prescribed behaviors. Because the inflated activity helps them sell advertising space. What's the incitive for botting here? You can Astroturf to handfull of Linux autists, some disenfranchised trans women, and a CCP social credit-building mill. Where's the money in that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 404found@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 months ago Reddit has significantly upvotes and comments on their content. It didn't matter when I would post, my comments would usually get ignored and generally downvoted for no reason. When I post here I have way more interaction with people and their responses are unique. I'm not saying there aren't bots here. It just isn't the same as Reddit. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (2 children) Yes so much of the advantage of the fediverse is that it’s a thoughtful person on the other end of a post and not just content engineered for the most engagement permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mereo@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 months ago Exactly. For me, it's quality vs quantity. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 404found@lemmy.zip 7 points 4 months ago It's the last of a dying breed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mereo@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 months ago Exactly. For me, it's quality vs quantity. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 404found@lemmy.zip 7 points 4 months ago It's the last of a dying breed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pamasich@kbin.earth 4 points 4 months ago (2 children) How do you know? I've seen more than enough bots here, and we know that only the tip of the iceberg is actually visible with things like this. Bots nowadays can pretend to be humans scarily well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 months ago That takes effort though. Reddit streamlines mass bot use by assigning those idiotic generated real-username69420 handles to everyone and banning posts that don't follow a repetitive, prescribed behaviors. Because the inflated activity helps them sell advertising space. What's the incitive for botting here? You can Astroturf to handfull of Linux autists, some disenfranchised trans women, and a CCP social credit-building mill. Where's the money in that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 404found@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 months ago Reddit has significantly upvotes and comments on their content. It didn't matter when I would post, my comments would usually get ignored and generally downvoted for no reason. When I post here I have way more interaction with people and their responses are unique. I'm not saying there aren't bots here. It just isn't the same as Reddit. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 months ago That takes effort though. Reddit streamlines mass bot use by assigning those idiotic generated real-username69420 handles to everyone and banning posts that don't follow a repetitive, prescribed behaviors. Because the inflated activity helps them sell advertising space. What's the incitive for botting here? You can Astroturf to handfull of Linux autists, some disenfranchised trans women, and a CCP social credit-building mill. Where's the money in that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 404found@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 months ago Reddit has significantly upvotes and comments on their content. It didn't matter when I would post, my comments would usually get ignored and generally downvoted for no reason. When I post here I have way more interaction with people and their responses are unique. I'm not saying there aren't bots here. It just isn't the same as Reddit. permalink fedilink source parent